How procedural memory keeps skills without conscious recall

You can remember a skill without remembering learning it

You can still know how to ride a bicycle or tie a knot even if you cannot remember the time when you learned the skill. The brain can keep an ability separately from the conscious memory of learning it.

A thin clay layer held unusual iridium

Up To 160× Background

A thin layer of clay in Italy contained up to 160 times the usual amount of iridium. Because iridium is rare on Earth but common in asteroids, researchers proposed that a vaporized impactor spread it around the planet before they identified the crater.

A theremin is played without touch

A theremin’s antennas sense how close the player’s hands are. The player’s hand movements control the instrument’s pitch and volume without physical contact.

How procedural memory keeps skills without conscious recall

You can remember a skill without remembering learning it

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