Hippocampus. A curved seahorse-shaped organ on the underside of each temporal lobe, the hippocampus is part of a larger structure called the hippocampal formation. It supports memory, learning, navigation and perception of space.
The prefrontal cortex plays an important part in memory, intelligence, concentration, temper and personality. The premotor cortex is a region found beside the primary motor cortex.
Most available evidence suggests that the functions of memory are carried out by the hippocampus and other related structures in the temporal lobe.
Recollection of odors
Olfactory memory refers to the recollection of odors.
Studies have found various characteristics of common memories of odor memory including persistence and high resistance to interference.
Explicit memory is typically the form focused on in the studies of olfactory memory, though implicit forms of memory certainly supply distinct contributions to the understanding of odors and memories of them.
Research has demonstrated that the changes to the olfactory bulb and main olfactory system following birth are extremely important and influential for maternal behavior.
Mammalian olfactory cues play an important role in the coordination of the mother infant bond, and the following normal development of the offspring.
Maternal breast odors are individually distinctive, and provide a basis for recognition of the mother by her offspring.
Unconscious memory used to perform tasks
Procedural memory is a type of implicit memory which aids the performance of particular types of tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.
