Increased efficiency of a synapse when repeatedly stimulated leading to memories being easier to fire
Explicit memory
Memories for experiences or facts that are located in the hippocampus or the frontal lobe
Hippocampus
Hub through which complex neural memory networks are made so memories can be stored elsewhere
Implicit memory
Memories affected by cerebellum (classical conditioning) or the basal ganglia (procedural memory)
Emotional memory
Memories related to feelings, centered around the amygdala
Flashbulb memory
Usually a very personal memory with intense detail usually associated to emotional memory. Not immune to alteration, but super vivid because it's emotional. Can also be shared, like with people who remember where they were on 9/11
Basal ganglia
Deep brain midbrain structures that work with procedural memory
