Involuntary Memory

Involuntary memory, also known as involuntary explicit memory, involuntary conscious memory, involuntary aware memory, and most commonly, involuntary autobiographical memory, is a subcomponent of memory that occurs when cues encountered in everyday life evoke recollections of the past without conscious effort. Voluntary memory, its binary opposite, is characterized by a deliberate effort to recall the past.

Read more about Involuntary Memory:  Occurrences of Involuntary Memory, Neurological Basis

Famous quotes containing the words involuntary and/or memory:

    “How often our involuntary facial motions testify to the thoughts we were keeping secret, and betray us to those around!”
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    “Mild brown eyes beckon me to the past, but memory provides no clue.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)