Neocortex

• Location

  • upper layer of the cerebral cortex
• Type of LTM

  • explicit
• Role

  • high order mental processes
  • stores explicit memories for a long time
  • memories are widely distributed throughout cortex, permanently stored in the areas where sensory input was first processed
  • separate parts of memory are brought together, reconstructed and retrieved in consciousness as a single memory
• Damage

  • reduces ability to retrieve long term facts and information about past events