Editing Visual memory (section)

=== Spatial memory ===
[[Spatial memory]] is a person's knowledge of the space around them, and their whereabouts in it. It also encompasses all memories of areas and places, and how to get to and from them. Spatial memory is distinct from object memory and involves different parts of the [[brain]]. Spatial memory involves the dorsal parts of the brain and more specifically the [[hippocampus]]. However, both types of memory are often used together, such as when trying to remember where you put a lost object. A classic test of spatial memory is the [[Methods used to study memory#Corsi block tapping|Corsi block-tapping task]], where an instructor taps a series of blocks in a [[Randomness|random order]] and the participant attempts to [[Imitation|imitate]] them. The number of blocks they can tap before performance breaks down on [[average]] is called their Corsi span. Spatial memory is always being used whenever a person is moving any part of their body; therefore it is generally more [[Vulnerability|vulnerable]] to [[Decay theory|decay]] than object memory is.<ref name="Memory2"/>