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semantic memory
Semantic memory is a form of declarative long-term memory. It stores knowledge about the world, i.e., facts, formulas, geography, recipes, etc.
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Sensory memory
This memory allows sensory input – a sentence or an image – to be repeated without having been consciously perceived. Each sensory modality has its own memory for this purpose, which is deleted after a very short time. The ability to repeat something that was said earlier in a conversation, even though you were not paying attention to it, is an example of auditory sensory memory.
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- Emotions
“Fear ensures our Survival”
Anxiety researcher Hans-Christian Pape on rats, Rottweilers, and the positive aspects of fear.
25.07.2011
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Episodic memory
Episodic memory is a form of declarative long-term memory. It includes one's own biography, i.e., important experiences and events from the past, including their location in space and time, as well as the feeling of having had the experience oneself.
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Long-term memory
Long-term memory stores information about events, facts, or skills over long periods of time, often for a lifetime. Different types of memory are stored in different areas of the brain. The cellular basis for these learning processes is based, among other things, on improved communication between two cells and is called long-term potentiation.
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- The Fly
Smart Flies
Fruit flies learn extremely quickly. Their goal is to eat as much as possible. Their memory helps them to behave in a very agile manner.
18.01.2026
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- Thinking
- Emotions
Learning the Meaning of Fear
The story of the brain that went forth to learn what fear was.
21.08.2025
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- Anatomy
The Amygdala
Without the amygdala, humans lose their sense of fear. With the amygdala, they also recognize the fear of others.
22.12.2023
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Memory
Memory is a generic term for all types of information storage in the organism. In addition to pure retention, this also includes the absorption of information, its organization, and retrieval.
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Iconic memory
An ultra-short-term memory for visual content. This is absorbed passively and overwritten after less than a second.
