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learning
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a change in behavior based on experience
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memory
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the brain's ability to store and receive the learned effects of experience
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Classical conditioning
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two unrelated stimuli are paired to elicit a conditioned response
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operant conditioning
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subjects behavior is followed by reward and punishment stimuli
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sensory memory
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iconic, extremely short (1s)
large capacity |
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hippocampus
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has function in forming new memories
spatial memory contians place cells |
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cortex
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stores long term memories that are more than 2 years old
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thalamic structures
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korsakoff syndrome causes major lesions in the mamillary bodies and dorsmedial thalamus
causes retrograde and anterograde amnesia |
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amygdala
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events associated with strong emotions are remembered better
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