Word: implicitly
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Typical conceptions of memory as intentional and conscious recollections actually describe memory known as explicit. But, says Professor of Psychology Daniel L. Schacter, implicit memory involves recollections which were formed without our awareness, and thus cannot be recalled on demand...
...implicit memory, says Schacter, involves recollections which were formed without our awareness and thus cannot be accessed on demand...
Neurologist David Kaplan, who is currently involved in research with Schacter, explained that information becomes part of implicit memory when certain recognition systems are activated. Implicit memory differs from explicit memory in that one need not understand the information or remember learning...
Caviness, who also directs the division of child neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), suggests that implicit memory may play a role in disorders currently attributed solely to explicit memory systems...
...example, Caviness says he believes that examining the implicit memory of stroke victims will give scientists a more complete understanding of the disabilities they suffer...