Which memory type stores facts and events and is linked to hippocampus function?

• A. Procedural memory
• B. Declarative memory
• C. Working memory
• D. Sensory memory

Answer: (B)

The memory type that stores facts and events and is linked to hippocampus function is declarative memory. This system includes semantic memory (general facts like capitals or meanings) and episodic memory (personal experiences with a sense of time and place). The hippocampus is crucial for encoding new declarative memories and helping bind details together so you can later consciously recall them. If the hippocampus is damaged, forming new declarative memories becomes difficult, while other types of memory often remain intact. In contrast, procedural memory handles skills and habits you can perform without conscious recall, working memory keeps and manipulates information over short periods, and sensory memory briefly holds incoming sensory information.