Human Memory is not a unitary faculty, but rather an ensemble of various forms of learning that differ in their uses, their operating characteristics, and the neural networks that mediate their processing. Neuroscientists characterize the various memory systems through studies of patients with acute or degenerative brain injuries and through functional neuroimaging studies with healthy individuals. This talk will provide an overview of current evidence and theory about memory systems, which distinguish declarative memory (explicit memory for facts and events), procedural or skill-learning memory, and priming memory.
John Gabrieli earned his Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience at M.I.T. in 1987 and is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. He is the author of over 100 papers and abstracts, and has worked with some of the most famous patients in the field.