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13 Cards in this Set
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operation in which a lobe is removed from the brain
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lobectomy
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operation in which a lobe is separated from the rest of the brain but not removed
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lobotomy
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backward-acting amnesia
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retrograde
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forward-acting amnesia
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anterograde
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how experience changes the brain
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learning
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how changes in brain due to learning are stored and subsequently reactivated
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memory
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amnesia following a nonpenetrating blow to the head
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posttraumatic amnesia
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memory for the general principles and skills that are required to perform a task
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reference memory
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temporary memory that is necessary for the successful performance of a task on which one is currently working
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working memory
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neurons that respond only when a subject is in a specific location
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hippocampal space cells
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four structures that appear to play a role in memory
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hippocampus, perirhinal cortex, mediodorsal nucleus, basal forebrain
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proof of Hebb's hypothesis that enduring facilitations of synaptic transmission are the neural basis of learning and memory
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long term potentiation
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excitatory neurotransmitter that has NMDA as its receptor
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glutamate
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