It is likely that skill and intellectual memories are monitored in different parts of the brain. ("Memory (mental process)," 2000)

The Cerebellum

The cerebellum is likely where procedural memories are maintained. ("Memory (mental process)," 2000)

The Limbic System

The hippocampus

Hippocampus is Greek for "seahorse." This is the shape of this structure of the brain. The hippocampus is involved in transferring memories from short term to long term memory. Some of this process is thought to occur while the person is sleeping . (Squire & Zola-Morgan, 1991) (Drachman & arbit, 1966; Squire, 1982) (Benjamin, Hopkins, & Nation, 1994, p.284) The hippocampus, in combination with the thalamus, is also thought to be involved in spatial memories, such as recognizing a road route. [Cardoso., 2000 .p.1]. ("Memory (mental process)," 2000). Right: Certain parts of the brain have been striped to show the hippocampus and thalamus.

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Above: Hippocampus and Thalamus shown.

The Thalamus

The thalamus, in combination with the hippocampus, is thought to be involved in spatial memories. ("Memory (mental process)," 2000). In combination with the amygdala, it is thought to be involved in emotional memories. It also may be involved in actually forming the original memory before encoding takes place.

Amygdala

The Greek for "almond" describes shape of this structure of the brain. The amygdala is in charge of strong emotions. Because of this, it is also closely tied to memory. The degree and type of emotional impact of an event has a great influence on an event being stored in memory. If a person experiences something extremely emotional, the amygdala will activate connections with the hippocampus so that the event will be more memorable. [Cardoso, 1997.p.1]

Below: Hippocampus and Amygdala shown.

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The Temporal Lobes

The deep temporal lobes are very important in the storage of past events. ("Brain," 2000)[Cardoso, 1997.p.1]

Wernicke's area , an area related to understanding language, is located in the temporal lobes ("Brain," 2000)

The Frontal lobes

Broca's Area , an area of the brain related to speech, is located in the frontal lobes. Damage to this area in the brain can result in aphasia . ("Brain," 2000)