Episodic memory is the
memory of
autobiographical events (
times,
places, associated
emotions, and other contextual who, what, when, where, why
knowledge) that can be explicitly stated. It is the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and place. For example, if one remembers the party on his or her 6th birthday, this is an episodic memory. They allow an individual to figuratively travel back in time to remember the event that took place at that particular time and place.