Question

Much like a computer, the human brain may retain traces of information even after being deleted. These memory traces are physico-chemical manifestations of representations (memories) in the brain. While their existence remains disputed, how might the existence of memory traces bear on developing new procedural and declarative memories? Why is this significant for understanding human cognition?

Answer 1

l Declarative memory is the memory that would be responsible for the events as well as facts, while, these are recalled consciously or in the form of declared memory. This is sometimes also referred to as being explicit memory. This is further divided into semantic memory as well as episodic memory.

Procedural memory is when a person would be aware, in their uncocnious memory, about the manner in which things would be done. These memories would be obtained through repetition as welol as practice. Further, these would be composed of the behaviors that are embedded in the sensorimotor behaviors. These would be embedded so much so that we would not be aware of them. These learned memories are also referred to as body memories that allow a person to be carrying out regular motor actions. This form of memory would also be referred to as implicit memories, without conscious awareness about the past experiences.

The declarative memories would be present within the hippocampus and procedural memories would not be including the hippocampus.

This is significant for creation of long term memories and for suggesting the manner in which there would be retrieval as well as encoding. Also, it explains the manner in which informatmation would be recalled. Also, it explains that explicit memory a well as implicit memory are distinct and would be operating through different processes of the brain.