Definition of long-term memory
:memory that involves the storage and recall of information over a long period of time (such as days, weeks, or years)
- In animal experiments and autopsies of human brains, researchers have found that the hippocampal formation—an inner-brain region consisting of the hippocampus and several other related structures—is critical for the formation of long-term memory.
- —Science News
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