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11 Cards in this Set
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Learning?
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Aquisition of new infomation or knowledge
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Memory?
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Storage or retention of aquired knowledge
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Engram?
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physical representation or localisation of memory
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Declarative memory?
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Short term, working memory
daily episodes words and meanings history |
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Emotional memory?
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preferences and aversions
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Procedural memory?
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motor skills
associations priming clues puzzle solving |
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What brain areas are involved in procedural memory?
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cerebellum, striatum, brainstem and spinal motor output
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What brain areas are involved in emotional memory?
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amygdala, hypothalamus, autonomic and hormonal output
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What brain areas are involved in declarative memory?
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entorhinal/parahippocampal cortex, hippocampus
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Hebb's law?
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When 2 neurons are active, so that one repeatedly releases neurotransmitter at the same time as its postsynaptic partner is firing AP, then that synapse will become stronger
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Points on Hebbs law? (3)
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1)synapses stengthened by intense activity
2)memory depends on populations of interacting neurons 3)pattern of stengthened synapses defines memory |
