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'''Declarative memory''' is the aspect of human [[memory]] that stores [[fact]]s and [[event]]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]]. |
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==Types of declarative memory== |
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There are two types of declarative memory: |
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;[[Episodic memory]]: Event memory; memory of a specific moment in time and place |
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;[[Semantic memory]]: Fact knowledge independent of time- and place- context |
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Some believe that episodic memory and semantic memory are really just one type of memory. In actuality, the two are quite different, and most believe they are indeed distinct. |
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==Neurology== |
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Physically speaking, declarative memory requires the [[hippocampus]] and related areas of the [[cerebral cortex]]. The famous amnesiac H.M. had great medial temporal structure damage and primarily declarative impairment. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Propositional knowledge]] |
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* [[Procedural memory]] |
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[[Category:Memory]] |
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[[fi:Deklaratiivinen muisti]] |
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