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semantic memory
refers to one's conceptual knowledge and includes the meanings of words, factual information about the world, and other information not related to specific events or episodes

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Definition contributed by JDevlin about two years ago.

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picture naming task
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2010-05-09 JDevlin: Added supporting citation.
2010-05-09 JDevlin: Added supporting citation.
2010-05-09 JDevlin: JDevlin updated the definition for semantic memory. [view the changes at http://www.cognitiveatlas.org/term/semantic_memory]
Where do you know what you know? The representation of semantic knowledge in the human brain.
Patterson K, Nestor PJ, Rogers TT
Nature reviews. Neuroscience (Nat Rev Neurosci)
2007 Dec
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Where is the semantic system? A critical review and meta-analysis of 120 functional neuroimaging studies.
Binder JR, Desai RH, Graves WW, Conant LL
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) (Cereb Cortex)
2009 Dec
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