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declarative memory |
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declarative memory [dēkler′ətiv] the mental registration, retention, and recall of past experiences, sensations, ideas, knowledge, and thoughts. This memory has a high cognitive basis. The original information must be relayed through either the amygdala or hippocampal nuclear structures before long-term storage is possible. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Declarative memory is our everyday memory, the conscious ability to recall what we ate for breakfast yesterday, the names of our favorite musicians and the formula for finding the area of a rectangle. This suggests that declarative memory was succesfully bypassed. Successful deferred imitation relies on brain structures essential for declarative memory, the capacity for intentionally calling to mind specific facts and events, McDonough argues. |
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