types of ltm Flashcards
episodic memory
memory for events in a person’s life
semantic memory
memory for factual knowledge
procedural memory
memory for skills
declarative memory
explicit memory that requires conscious recollection
non-declarative memory
implicit memory that is recalled unconciously
3 elements of episodic memory
- details of event
- context
- emotion
temporal lobe location
centrally above the brain stem and cerrebellum
temporal lobe functions
semantic/episodic memory
hippocampus location
hidden within the medial part of the temporal lobe
hippocampus funtions
episodic memory
procedural memory is localized to these areas of the brain… (2)
motor cortex/cerebellum
HM case los what part of the brain
hippocampus and parts of the temporal lobe
HM could fom these memories as demonstrated by mirror drawing tasks
procedural memories
alzheimer’s patients have had this issue with memory
can form episodic memories but not semantic memories
