Brain

• Hippocampus: encoding and retrieval of personal memories and memories of facts and figures
• Neocortex: storage of personal memories and memories of facts and figures
• Explicit memory:

  • hippocampus
  • neocortex
• Implicit memory:

  • amygdala
  • cerebellum
  • basal ganglia
• Amygdala: encoding of implicit memory related to emotion
• Cerebellum: encoding and temporary storage of implicit memory related to movement
• Basal ganglia: encoding of implicit memory related to habits
• Hippocampus location/structure:

  Finger sized wishbone structure located in the temporal lobe in the midbrain
• Neocortex location/structure:

  four lobes (frontal - emotion, temporal - hear, parietal - touch, occipital - sight) that form a thin layer over the cerebral cortex
• Basal ganglia location/structure:

  a group of structures deep within the cerebral hemispheres
• Cerebellum location/structure:

  cauliflower shaped structure at the base of the brain, part of the hindbrain along the brain stem
• Amygdala location/structure:

  A group of nuclei deep in the temporal midbrain