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'''Declarative memory''' is the aspect of human [[memory]] that stores [[fact]]s. It is so called because it refers to memories that can be consciously discussed, or ''declared.'' It applies to standard [[textbook]] [[learning]] and [[knowledge]], as well memories that can be 'travelled back to' in one's '[[mind's eye]]'. It is contrasted with [[procedural memory]], which applies to skills. Declarative memory is subject to [[forgetting]], but frequently-accessed memories can last indefinitely. Declarative memories are best established by using [[active recall]] combined with [[mnemonic techniques]] and [[spaced repetition]].<ref>Tulving, E., & Schacter, D.L. (1990). Primary and Human memory systems. Science, 247, 301 – 306.</ref>
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== Types of declarative memory ==
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There are two types of declarative memory:
;[[Semantic memory]]: Factual knowledge independent of time and place
;[[Episodic memory]]: Theoretical knowledge of a specific moment in time and place


Some people believe that episodic memory and semantic memory are really just one type of memory. However, most believe they are quite different, and indeed distinct. <ref>Tulving, E. (1984). Precis of Elements of Episodic Memory. Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 7, 223 – 268.</ref>

== Neuropsychology ==
Physically speaking, declarative memory requires the medial temporal lobe, especially the [[hippocampus]] and related areas of the [[cerebral cortex]]. The famous amnesiac [[H.M.]] had great medial temporal structure damage and primarily declarative impairment.

== See also ==

* [[Propositional knowledge]]
* [[Long-term memory]]
* [[Short-term memory]]

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== Notes ==

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== External Links ==

* [http://ahsmail.uwaterloo.ca/kin356/ltm/declarative.htm]

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