A report on Episodic memory, Anterograde amnesia and Neocortex

Others believe the hippocampus only stores episodic memories for a short time, after which the memories are consolidated to the neocortex.

If damage is sustained to this area, patients do not develop anterograde amnesia and are able to recall episodic information.

For example, anterograde amnesia, from damage of the medial temporal lobe, is an impairment of declarative memory that affects both episodic and semantic memory operations.

It is also known to communicate with the neocortex in the establishment and maintenance of long-term memories, although its known functions are independent of long-term memory.

Furthermore, the data do not explain the dichotomy that exists in the MTL memory system between episodic memory and semantic memory (described below).