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25 Cards in this Set
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AMGYDALA
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A STRUCTURE IN THE ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBE, JUST ANTERIOR TO THE HIPPOCAMPUS
PLAYS A ROLE IN EMOTION |
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BILATERAL MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY
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REMOVAL OF THE MEDIAL PORTIONS OF BOTH TEMPORAL OBES, INCLUDING THE HIPPOCAMPUS, THE AMYGDALA, AND THE ADJACENT CORTEX
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HIPPOCAMPUS
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A STRUCTURE OF THE MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBES THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN MEMORY FOR SPATIAL LOCATION
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LOBECTOMY
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AN OPERATION IN WHICH A LOBE, OR A MAJOR PART OF ONE, IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAIN
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LOBOTOMY
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AN OPERATION IN WHICH A LOBE, OR A MAJOR PART OF ONE, IS SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE BRAIN
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INCOMPLETE PICTURES TEST
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A TEST OF MEMORY MEASURING THE IMPROVED ABILITY TO IDENTIFY FRAGMENTED FIGURES THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED
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MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBE AMNESIA
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AMNESIA ASSOCIATED WITH BILATERIAL DAMAGE TO MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBES
MAJOR FEATURE IS ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA FOR EXPLICIT MEMORIES IN COMBINATION WITH PRESERVED INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING |
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REPETITION PRIMING TESTS
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TESTS OF IMPLICIT MEMORY
IN ONE EXAMPLE, A LIST OF WORDS IS PRESENTED THEN FRAGMENTS OF THE ORIGINAL WORDS ARE PRESENTED AND THE SUBJECT IS ASKED TO COMPLETE THEM |
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PYRAMIDAL CELL LAYER
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MAJOR LAYER OF CELL BODIES IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS
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CA1 SUBFIELD
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REGION OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS THAT IS COMMONLY DAMAGED BY CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA
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MEDIODORSAL NUCLEI
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A PAIR OF MEDIAL DIENCEPHALIC NUCLEI IN THE THALAMUS, DAMAGE TO WHICH IS THOUGHT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE MEMORY DEFICITS OF KORSAKOFFS SYNDROME
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MEDIAL DIENCEPHALIC AMNESIA
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AMNESIA THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH DAMAGE TO THE MEDIAL DIENCEPHALON
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BASAL FOREBRAIN
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A MIDLINE AREA OF THE FOREBRAIN, WHICH IS LOCATED JUST IN FRONT OF AND ABOVE THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND IS THE BRAIN'S MAIN SOURCE OF ACH
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STANDARD CONSOLIDATION THEORY
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THEORY THAT MEMORIES ARE TEMPORARILY STORED IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS UNTIL THEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO A MORE STABLE CORTICAL STORAGE SYSTEM
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MULTIPLE TRACE THEORY
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THEORY THAT MEMORIES ARE ENCODED IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION THROUGHOUT THE HIPPOCAMPUS AND OTHER BRAIN STRUCTURES FOR AS LONG AS MEMORIES EXIST
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RHINAL CORTEX
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AN AREA OF MEDIAL TEMPORAL CORTEX ADJACENT TO THE AMYGDALA AND HIPPOCAMPUS
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DELAYED NONMATCHING TO SAMPLE TEST
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A TEST IN WHICH THE SUBJECT IS PRESENTED WITH AN UNFAMILIAR SAMPLE OBJECT AND THEN AFTER A DELAY IS PRESENTED WITH A CHOICE BETWEEN THE SAMPLE OBJECT AND AN UNFAMILIAR OBJECT, WHERE THE CORRECT CHOICE IS THE UNFAMILIAR OBJECT
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MUMBY BOX
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AN APPARATUS THAT IS USED IN A RAT VERSION OF THE DELAYED NONMATCHING TO SAMPLE TEST
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ENTORHINAL CORTEX
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THE PORTION OF THE RHINAL CORTEX WITHIN THE RHINAL FISSURE
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PERIHINAL CORTEX
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THE PORTION OF THE RHINAL CORTEX AROUND THE RHINAL FISSURE
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REFERENCE MEMORY
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MEMORY FOR THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND SKILLS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM A TASK
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COGNITIVE MAP THEORY
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THEORY THAT THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS IS TO STORE MEMORIES OF SPATIAL LOCATION
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INFEROTEMPORAL CORTEX
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CORTEX OF THE INFERIOR TEMPORAL LOBE, IN WHICH IS LOCATED AN AREA OF SECONDARY VISUAL CORTEX THAT IS INVOLVED IN OBJECT RECOGNITION
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NMDA RECEPTOR
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GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS THAT PLAY KEY ROLES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STROKE INDUCED BRAIN DAMAGE AND LONG TERM POTENTIATION AT GLUTAMENERIC SYNAPSES
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NOOTROPICS
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DRUGS THAT PURPORTEDLY IMPROVE MEMORY
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