Andrew Rindsberg wrote: <Some of the memory is tactile/kinesthetic;> hmmm - very interesting idea! How many times has someone shown me a shell and asked for identification - I look at it, and yes I know what it is . . . it's . . . . it's . . . . the name is right on the tip of my tongue. Then I pick up the shell or take it from the person, hold it in my hand, and the name comes to me. I always figured it was just a matter of waiting long enough for the name to come, and holding the shell was something to do while I was waiting. Maybe there's more to it than that . . hmmmm Paul M.