Talk:Declarative memory

Proposed merger with Explicit memory

Within biology, the term "explicit memory" is more commonly used than "declarative memory".

I think they should be merged into this one.--Jeiki Rebirth 22:17, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Since neurology per definition is referred to the branch of medicine that studies/deals with somatic illness in the nervous system, it is technically wrong to talk about "the neurology of declarative memory" in general. This is why I changed the title to "neuropsychology", which anyway is traditionally the most common branch of science studying biological foundation of memory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.165.60.60 (talk • contribs) 01:41, May 20, 2006

Declarative memory and explicit memory are, while similar, quite different. declarative memory not only deals with experiences but also with facts. for instance, you can remember that something has happened which is basically episodic memory included in explicit memory and declarative) but you can also remember that something can happen as a recalled fact (semantic) which is a type of declarative memory, not explicit. as seperate terms in psychology, declarative and explicit should remain seperate articles on wikipedia, but by all means can each could be mentioned briefly in eachother's articles to help clarify for some people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GuitarDemon16:36, September 30, 2006 (talk • contribs) |

This merge is a DEFINITE bad idea. They have overlap but are DIFFERENT catagorizationsthuglas^T|C 04:53, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Searching problem

Why don't I find this page when I search for "declaritive memory"? How do I fix this?--Jeiki Rebirth 22:17, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Because you misspelled "declarative memory." Stevenmitchell (talk) 04:46, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Proposed Example

How about using "The apple that I ate during my last visit home was very tasty" (or something like this) an example for episodic memory? This would help the reader understand the difference better. wneo (talk) 07:07, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Hierarchy?

I am a Neuroscience Major at Middlebury College. I am taking a Physiological Psychology class, and I am confused as to the hierarchy of "declarative" and "explicit" memories. The template at the bottom of the page puts them on the same level (along with "procedural" and "implicit" memories), but this is just confusing! I figured I would see what the discussion about merging the two articles was saying, but it appears as though some people use the terms in slightly different ways and are therefore opposed to merging the pages. That having been said, if the two terms are indeed different approaches to explaining memory, then they should not use the same subcategories (i.e. "episodic" and "semantic" memories). If they are part of the same model, however, then people need to agree on where the boundaries of one ends and the next begins. It would be helpful for someone to devise a flowchart to explain the agreed upon hierarchical structure, otherwise one term should be selected and used. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FrozenMan (talk • contribs) 00:40, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

basis for semantic/episodic memory

"Episodic memory is believed by many to be the system that supports and underpins semantic memory" it's the other way around right? Episodic memory has developed from semantic memory?

"The theory holds that episodic memory evolved out of semantic memory: Semantic memory appeared long before episodic memory." -Tuving EPISODIC MEMORY: From Mind to Brain Annu. Rev. Psychol. 2002. 53:1–25

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