The types of memory you're referring to are (more formally) declarative and implicit [1].
Please be wary of 'pinpointing' any regions involved in higher-level functions. It borders on phrenology and despite the vast interest in consciousness, no-one had claimed to have identified regions.
If you haven't come across it before, I'd recommend The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks. Following that, Descartes Error by Antonio Damasio might also be interesting (if you're interested in emotion and reason).
Please be wary of 'pinpointing' any regions involved in higher-level functions. It borders on phrenology and despite the vast interest in consciousness, no-one had claimed to have identified regions.
If you haven't come across it before, I'd recommend The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks. Following that, Descartes Error by Antonio Damasio might also be interesting (if you're interested in emotion and reason).
[1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory