Structures that support declarative memory are probably evolutionarily and ontologically older and more primitive.

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Structures that support declarative memory, such as the hippocampus and related structures within the medial temporal lobe, are evolutionarily more recent and complex compared to structures supporting non-declarative (procedural) memory, such as the basal ganglia and cerebellum.

Structures That Support Declarative Memory Are Probably Evolutionarily and Ontologically