Verbal memory is a term used in Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive psychology

Cognitive psychology is a subdiscipline of psychology exploring internal mental processes.It is the study of how people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems.Cognitive psychology differs from previous psychological approaches in two key ways....

 that refers to memory of words and other abstractions involving language.

Verbal Encoding

Verbal Encoding refers to the interpretation of verbal stimuli. Verbal Encoding appears to be strongly left-lateralized

Lateralization of brain function

A longitudinal fissure separates the human brain into two distinct cerebral hemispheres, connected by the corpus callosum. The sides resemble each other and each hemisphere's structure is generally mirrored by the other side. Yet despite the strong anatomical similarities, the functions of each...

 in the medial temporal lobe of the human brain, however, its functional neuroanatomy can vary between individuals.

Verbal Recall

Verbal Recall refers to the recollection of verbal information. Although left-lateralization is typically associated with language, studies suggest that symmetrical bi-lateralization of language in the brain is advantageous to verbal recall.