Procedural memory
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Procedural memory
Basic Characteristics
- Description
Procedural memory can be described as strategies of execution that cannot be explicitly described. Procedural learning is essentially "learning by doing". Procedural memories are created by learning progressively with practice until there is automatization of the desired performance. These memories are not easily verbalized and can be done without consciously thinking. Examples of procedural memories include riding a bike, typing, swimming, and playing a musical instrument.
This particular type of memory is associated with the basal ganglia and frontal cortex activity. Neuropsychological tests which examine procedural memory include the star mirror tracing task and the Tower of Hanoi.
- History
- References
Scherer, H.; Stip, E.; Paquet, F.; Bedasd, M.A. (2003) Mild Procedural Learning Disturbances in Neuroleptic-Naive Patients with Schizophrenia. PMID 12556572
Tamminga, C.A.; Shadmehr, R.; Holcomb, H.H. (2000). Images in Neuroscience Cognition: Procedural Memory. PMID 10671381
Goldberg, T.E.; Weinberger, D.R.(1988). Probing Prefrontal Function in Schizophrenia with Neuropsychological Paradigms PMID 3059467
Related Information
- Task or test associated with this construct (vote for your favorite, or nominate a new one by editing this page):Tower of Hanoi, star mirror tracing
- Indicators (dependent variables, conditions, or contrasts; measurement variables used for analysis) associated with this construct (vote or nominate by editing this page):
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- CNP Level
External Resources
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- Google: Procedural memory
- Wikipedia: Procedural memory
- PubBrain: Procedural memory
- PubMed: Procedural memory
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