The phrase 'salient memory' is correct and usable in written English
It is used to refer to a memory that stands out in particular for its relevance or importance. For example, "My grandfather's funeral is my most salient memory from my childhood."
Smiling, Collins recalled his most salient memory of Mutombo -- when he held the ball and lay euphorically on the court after leading the eighth-seeded Denver Nuggets to a first-round upset over the Karl-coached Seattle SuperSonics.
A salient memory I have of that period is of watching my mother get dressed for one of those parties.
Often a connection to a scientist is cited as a student's number one salient memory of the day.
Subsequent analyses have shown greater connectivity between the supramarginal gyrus and occipital areas when a salient perceptual stimulus is detected, but greater connectivity with the MTL when a salient memory is detected (Cabeza et al., 2011).
Paul Newman: Bradley Wiggins When we look back on the 2012 Games in years to come, the salient memories will be of extraordinary British performances and the passion and warmth of the huge crowds.
But, with the help of my still-friend Ben who provided a few salient memory-jogging details, here's what I recall.
It makes sense, then, that our most salient memories from school often come rushing back to us at the start of a new school year, Klapow said.
The average proportion of memories associated with people did not differ significantly between weakly (mean = 0.40) and strongly (mean = 0.52) salient memories (t 9) = 0.906, P < 0.39).
Moreover frequent events can become typical and reported as less salient and memory strategies may result in frequent events collapsing into a generic memory rather than in separate events [ 45].
It may be that some habitual actions proceed less mindfully than others (Wood, Quinn, & Kashy, 2002), some contextual cues are less salient in memory, or individual differences exist in the ability to recall cognitions and environments.
These results suggest that the dorsal MPFC associates music and memories when we experience emotionally salient episodic memories that are triggered by familiar songs from our personal past.
