Memory for specific events, places, or experiences that can be explicitly stated. For example, your memory for your trip to France may be comprised of many different episodic memories: getting off the plane, having lunch at the Eiffel Tower, and so forth.
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(2012). Episodic Memory. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_2153
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