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Type of memory referring to general world knowledge
Semantic memory refers to general world knowledge that humans have accumulated throughout their lives. This general knowledge is intertwined in experience and dependent on culture. New concepts are learned by applying knowledge gained from things in the past. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Semantic memoryA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Semantic Communication With MemoryInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Semantic PrimingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Retrieval time from semantic memoryCited 1,959 times
- Go sideways: Episodic memoryA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Associative visual agnosiaA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A subcategory of declarative memory where general information such as names and facts is stored.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Retrieval time from semantic memory
The neurobiology of semantic memory
Episodic memory, semantic memory, and amnesia
Optimal foraging in semantic memory.
Semantic memory in Alzheimer's disease.
Polymorphous concepts in semantic memory
Common prefrontal activations during working memory, episodic memory, and semantic memory
Semantic-Episodic Memory Interactions in Semantic Dementia: Implications for Retrograde Memory Function
🆕 Influential since 2022
Semantic Communication With Memory
Semantic memory and creativity: the costs and benefits of semantic memory structure in generating original ideas
Age differences in semantic network structure: Acquiring knowledge shapes semantic memory.
Memory-Guided Semantic Learning Network for Temporal Sentence Grounding
The shared and unique neural correlates of personal semantic, general semantic, and episodic memory
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Semantic PrimingTimothy P. McNamara · 2005
The structure of long-term memoryWolfgang Klimesch · 1994- 📕Word-finding abilities in language-impaired childrenRobert V. Kail · 1986
Psychologische Effekte sprachlicher StrukturkomponentenManfred Bierwisch · 1979
Neural basis of semantic memoryHart, John, Jr. · 2003
Semantic knowledge and semantic representationsRosaleen A. McCarthy · 1995
Memorization and the Compound-Phrase DistinctionMarcel Schlechtweg · 2018- 📕Retrieval from semantic memoryWietske Vonk · 1979
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🔗 Related topics
- Episodic memory Episodic memory is the memory of everyday events (such as times, location geography, associated emotions, and other contextual information) that can be…
- Associative visual agnosia Associative visual agnosia is a form of visual agnosia. It is an impairment in recognition or assigning meaning to a stimulus that is accurately perceived…
- Explicit memory Explicit memory (or declarative memory) is one of the two main types of long-term human memory, the other of which is implicit memory. Explicit memory…
- Semantic dementia In neurology, semantic dementia (SD), also known as semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (svPPA), is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characteri…
- Recognition memory In neuroscience, recognition memory is a type of explicit memory involved during the process of recognizing previously encountered events, objects, or…
- Long-term memory Long-term memory (LTM) is the stage of the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model in which informative knowledge is held indefinitely. It is defined in contrast…
- Working memory Working memory is a cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily. It is important for reasoning and the guidance of decision-m…
- Short-term memory Short-term memory (or "primary" or "active memory") is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for…