Brain Regions and Memory Functions

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Hippocampus

Emotional component of explicit memories and classically conditioned memories

Neocortex

<p>Implicit memories (habits, procedural, and reward)</p>

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<p>Cerebellum</p>

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Encodes explicit (declarative) memories, like facts and events.

Processes the emotional aspects of memories, especially fear and pleasure.

Long-term storage of semantic (facts) and episodic (events) memories occurs here.

Encodes implicit memories related to habits, procedural skills, and reward-based learning.

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Crucial in encoding and storing procedural memories (skills) and basic classically conditioned reflexes.

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Hippocampus: responsible for encoding explicit memories, which are conscious recollections of events, people, and places.
Amygdala: plays a crucial role in encoding the emotional component of explicit memories, as well as storing classically conditioned memories, which are learned associations between stimuli and responses.
Neocortex: stores explicit semantic memories, which are factual knowledge and episodic memories, which are recollections of specific events and experiences.
Basal ganglia: involved in encoding and storing implicit memories, including habits, procedural memories, and reward-based learning.
Cerebellum: responsible for encoding and storing procedural memories, which are skills and habits, as well as classically conditioned reflexes, which are automatic responses to stimuli.