Different types of LTM

• What is episodic memory?

  Memory for events from your life
• What is semantic memory?

  Memory of what things mean
• What is procedural memory?

  Memory of how to do things
• What are the two main categories of long-term memory (LTM)?

  • Declarative memory: episodic and semantic
  • Non-declarative memory: procedural
• What does declarative memory include?

  Episodic and semantic memory
• What does non-declarative memory include?

  Procedural memory
• How do brain scans relate to types of LTM?

  Different types relate to different brain locations
• Which brain area is associated with procedural memory?

  Motor area
• How do amnesic patients like Clive Wearing support LTM types?

  They show intact procedural but not episodic memories
• Why might the classification of LTM types be considered oversimplified?

  • Distinctive types of LTM are difficult to separate
  • Complexity of memory may not fit into simple categories