Table 1.

A selection of different types of memory common to both rodents and humans

Name of memory process (reference)	Examples in rodents	Examples in humans
Episodic memory105	Object recognition, target object recognition, IntelliCage	Mnemonic memory, remembering past experiences and analyzing possible future events, information about the order of events
Recognition memory51	Object recognition, touch screen	Recognition of faces or well-known objects
Semantic memory45	Morris water maze, Barnes maze, object recognition	Memory of facts and places
Spatial memory40	Morris water maze, Barnes maze, Y-maze, radial arm water maze	Navigating through the streets of a hometown, following directions, navigating around rooms of a house, remembering where items are placed
Emotional memory106	Fear conditioning	Learning to associate cues to negative outcomes, expressing emotional responses (ie, stress)