Research continues to indicate how imperative it is for us to start protecting our memory earlier in life. But when it comes to implicit vs. explicit memory, what’s the difference? Why are they ...

This post is in response to Intuition Rules: Why therapists rarely say "Just pull yourself together!" By Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D., MPP In my last article I argued that intuition is powerful but not ...

Semantic memory is a form of long-term memory that comprises a person’s knowledge about the world. Along with episodic memory, it is considered a kind of explicit memory, because a person is ...

Long-term memory lets you remember things for days, years, or even a lifetime. There are two main types of long-term memory: explicit and implicit. Repeating and thinking about memories makes them ...

Your ability to recall the what, when, where, and how of a past experience comes from episodic memory, a type of long-term, explicit memory. Your memory allows you to retain information so you can use ...