# Cognitive algorithms and systems of episodic memory, semantic memory and their learnings

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.07261 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2602.07261/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 1 of its 82 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 6 Feb 2026.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [A computational account of dreaming: learning and memory consolidation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2602.04095/) (2026)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [A systematic approach to answering the easy problems of consciousness based on an executable cognitive system](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.04440/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Declarative memory, the memory that can be "declared" in words or languages, is made up of two dissociated parts: episodic memory and semantic memory. This dissociation has its neuroanatomical basis episodic memory is mostly associated with the hippocampus and semantic memory with the neocortex. The two memories, on the other hand, are closely related. Lesions in the hippocampus often result in various impairments of explicit memory, e.g., anterograde, retrograde and developmental amnesias, and semantic learning deficit. These impairments provide opportunities for us to understand how the two memories may be acquired, stored and organized. This chapter reviews several cognitive systems that are centered to mimic explicit memory, and other systems that are neuroanatomically based and are implemented to simulate those memory impairments mentioned above. This review includes: the structures of the computational systems, their learning rules, and their simulations of memory acquisition and impairments.