Types of Long-Term Memory

Long-term memory is not one big vault. It splits first into explicit memory and implicit memory. Explicit memory holds the facts and events you can bring to mind and declare, or say out loud. Implicit memory holds the skills and reflexes your body performs without words. Explicit memory splits again into episodic (events you lived) and semantic (facts you know). Procedural memory anchors the implicit side. Explore the map, then sort real examples into the right store.