Sensory memory, Initial stage in memory that briefly stores incoming sensory information in its raw form, Iconic memory, Stores visual images in original sensory form for about 0.2-0.4 seconds, Echoic memory, Stores auditory information for about 2-4 seconds, Short-term memory, Memory system with limited capacity (7±2 items) and duration (12-30 seconds without rehearsal), Displacement, When information is pushed out of STM by new incoming information, Decay, When information fades over time due to lack of use, Maintenance rehearsal, Repeating information in a rote fashion without adding new meaning, Elaborative rehearsal, actively connect new information to something you already know in order to remember it more effectively, Long-term memory, Memory system that stores huge amounts of information for considerable periods of time, Episodic memory, memory of personal experiences and specific events that occurred at a particular time and place., Semantic memory, memory for facts, concepts, meanings, and general knowledge not linked to a specific personal experience., Procedural memory, memory for how to perform skills and actions, usually learned through practice., Classical conditioned memory, memory formed through learned associations between stimuli and responses., Implicit memory, memory that is recalled automatically without conscious effort, Explicit memory, memory that requires conscious effort to recall, Neocortex, a structure involved in the storage of explicit memories and well learned motor responses , Hippocampus, a structure in the temporal lobe responsible for the encoding of explicit memories, Amygdala, a structure involved in processing emotions, especially fear and aggression, and strengthening emotional memories, Basal ganglia, a group of structures involved encoding and retrieval of implicit/procedural memories and habit formation, Cerebellum, a brain structure involved in balance, coordination, and the encoding, storage and retrieval of classically conditioned memories.

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