"Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory (unconscious, long-term memory) which aids the performance of particular types of tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences."
Memory for how to do things, such as riding a bike or typing.
Definition of Procedural Memory: Procedural memory is a type of long-term memory that involves the memory of skills, abilities, and procedures. It is the memory of how to do things.
How Procedural Memory Works: This topic will cover the basics of how procedural memory works in the brain, including the role of the basal ganglia and cerebellum.
Types of Procedural Memory: There are several types of procedural memory, including perceptual learning, habituation, classical conditioning, and operant conditioning.
The Neurobiology of Procedural Memory: This topic will delve into the neurobiological mechanisms behind procedural memory, including the different brain regions involved and the neurotransmitters and hormones involved in procedural memory.
The Role of Emotion in Procedural Memory: Emotions can have a profound impact on procedural memory, both enhancing and impairing it. This topic will explore how emotions influence procedural memory and why this occurs.
How Procedural Memory is Different from Other Types of Memory: This topic will compare and contrast procedural memory with other types of memory, such as episodic memory, semantic memory, and working memory.
The Development of Procedural Memory: This topic will explore how procedural memory develops over time, from infancy to adulthood.
The Impact of Age on Procedural Memory: As with other types of memory, procedural memory performance can decline with age. This topic will explore the factors that contribute to age-related declines in procedural memory and how to mitigate them.
Procedural Memory and Learning: Procedural memory plays a crucial role in learning new skills and abilities. This topic will explore how procedural memory contributes to learning and the types of learning that rely on procedural memory.
Procedural Memory and Brain Injury: Procedural memory can be affected by brain injury, such as damage to the basal ganglia or cerebellum. This topic will explore how brain injury affects procedural memory and the strategies used to aid recovery.
Motor skills: This type of procedural memory involves the ability to perform physical tasks such as riding a bike, swimming or playing a musical instrument.
Cognitive skills: This type of procedural memory involves the ability to perform mental tasks such as solving math problems, strategic thinking or decision-making.
Emotional skills: This type of procedural memory involves the ability to recognize and regulate emotions, including empathy and social skills.
Perceptual skills: This type of procedural memory involves the ability to perceive and process information from the environment, including visual, auditory and tactile information.
Habit-based skills: This type of procedural memory involves the ability to perform routine tasks such as brushing teeth, driving or cooking without conscious thought.
Procedural memory associated with language: This type of procedural memory includes the ability to produce and comprehend language, including grammar, syntax and pronunciation.
Procedural memory associated with navigation: This type of procedural memory involves the ability to navigate one's surroundings, including spatial awareness, landmarks and directions.
Procedural memory associated with social interaction: This type of procedural memory involves the ability to navigate social situations such as conversation, body language and social norms.
"Procedural memory guides the processes we perform, and most frequently resides below the level of conscious awareness."
"Procedural memories are automatically retrieved and utilized for execution of the integrated procedures involved in both cognitive and motor skills, from tying shoes, to reading, to flying an airplane."
"Procedural memories are accessed and used without the need for conscious control or attention."
"Procedural memory is created through procedural learning, or repeating a complex activity over and over again until all of the relevant neural systems work together to automatically produce the activity."
"Implicit procedural learning is essential for the development of any motor skill or cognitive activity."
"Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory."
"[Procedural memory] aids the performance of particular types of tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences."
"Procedural memory most frequently resides below the level of conscious awareness."
"Procedural memories are accessed and used without the need for conscious control or attention."
"[Procedural memories aid] the execution of the integrated procedures involved in both cognitive and motor skills, from tying shoes, to reading, to flying an airplane."
"Procedural memory aids the performance of tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences."
"[Procedural memories are] automatically retrieved and utilized for execution."
"Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory."
"Implicit procedural learning is essential for the development of any motor skill or cognitive activity."
"Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory (unconscious, long-term memory)."
"Procedural memory is created through procedural learning."
"Implicit procedural learning is essential for the development of any motor skill or cognitive activity."
"Procedural memories are automatically retrieved and utilized for execution."
"Procedural memories are automatically retrieved and utilized for the execution of the integrated procedures involved in both cognitive and motor skills."