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long term memory
This term describes the brain's capacity for permanent or semi-permanent storage, contrasting sharply with short term memory, which is transient and limited in capacity. It is primarily used in psychological, neurological, and medical contexts to describe cognitive function and the effects of brain injury or aging.
As a conceptual noun referring to a biological system, it is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It does not typically take a plural form because it refers to the general faculty of memory rather than individual instances of remembered items.
Meanings
Examples
Repetition is key to moving information from short term to long term memory.
The patient suffered a blow to the head that severely impaired his long term memory.
I wonder if my childhood home is still stored in my long term memory.
Some people have an incredible long term memory for dates and names.
The detective relied on his long term memory to recall a detail from a case ten years ago.
Does the brain have a limited capacity for long term memory?
Sleep is essential for the consolidation of memories into long term memory.
He can remember every line of the play thanks to his exceptional long term memory.
The ancient scrolls were like a collective long term memory for the civilization.
The ancient scrolls were like a collective long term memory for the civilization.