long-term memory

Long-term memory in humans refers to our memory of events, people, ideas and skills that stay with us for very long periods, perhaps for our whole lives. It is often divided into: episodic memory of events and other relations; declarative memory of facts and concepts; and procedural memory of how to do things. In addition, decalarative memory for different kinds of things, for example personal relationships vs public figures, are stored in different ways.