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The Neuroanatomy and Neuropsychology of Declarative and Nondeclarative Memory

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Memories: Molecules and Circuits

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The hippocampus and anatomically related structures in the medial temporal lobe support the capacity for declarative memory (Squire and Zola-Morgan 1991; Eichenbaum and Cohen 2001). Declarative memory refers to the capacity to recollect facts and events and has the defining features of being consciously accessible and flexible in its expression. Declarative memory can be contrasted to a collection of nondeclarative forms of memory that includes skills and habits, priming, and simple forms of conditioning. These forms of memory are supported by brain structures outside the medial temporal lobe. Nondeclarative memory is expressed through performance rather than recollection and what is learned is nonconscious and dependent on the original learning conditions for full expression.

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  1. VA Medical Center (116A), 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA

    Larry R. Squire

  2. Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA

    Larry R. Squire

  3. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

    Peter J. Bayley & Larry R. Squire

  4. Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

    Larry R. Squire

  5. Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA, 92093, USA

    Larry R. Squire

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  1. Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives CNRS UMR 5106, Université de Bordeaux 1, Avenue des Facultés, 33405, Talence, France

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Bayley, P.J., Squire, L.R. (2007). The Neuroanatomy and Neuropsychology of Declarative and Nondeclarative Memory. In: Bontempi, B., Silva, A.J., Christen, Y. (eds) Memories: Molecules and Circuits. Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45702-2_1

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