Definition of Explicit memory Explicit memory: Memory in which
there is a need for conscious recollection in order to recall
something. By contrast, in implicit memory there is a lack of
conscious awareness in the act of recollection. Implicit memory
may survive largely unimpaired at the same time as a person's
powers of explicit memory decline with age or are devastated in
Alzheimer disease.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary Last
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