declarative memory
[/ˌdɛkləˈreɪtɪv ˈmɛməri/]
nounpl: declarative memories
memória declarativa
1. A type of long-term memory that involves the conscious recollection of facts, events, and knowledge that can be explicitly stated or declared
Your declarative memory allows you to recall that Paris is the capital of France.
Sua memória declarativa permite que você se lembre de que Paris é a capital da França.
2. Memory that is accessible to consciousness and can be verbally expressed or described
The accident left him with impaired declarative memory but his procedural memory remained intact.
O acidente deixou-o com memória declarativa prejudicada, mas sua memória procedural permaneceu intacta.
This is a technical term primarily used in academic and clinical psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science contexts in both Brazil and the United States. It gained prominence in the late 20th century with advances in memory research and neuroimaging studies.
Related Idioms & Phrases
to have something in declarative memory
to retrieve from declarative memory
declarative memory recall
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