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what are the features of the hippocampus concerning memory consolidation?
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rapidly encoded, sparse storage capacity
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what are the features of the cortex concerning memory consolidation?
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slowly encoded, enormous capacity
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when does consolidation occur?
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possible during slow wave sleep. and 'napping'
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which brain part becomse highly activated during recall?
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ventral medial prefrontal cortex (integration centre)
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which brain area takes over the integrating function of the hippocampus in longterm storage?
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the prefrontalcortex
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when two brain regions fire in a connected pattern, how is this called?
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cross covariant firing
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when does cross covariance occur?
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during slow wave sleep
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how can memory consolidation be speeded up?
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by pattern making
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how does schema making improve memory?
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new information is easyer accesible when it can be fitted in an already existing schema
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what is the most important factor in learning?
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retrieval! (recall)
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in which region do dopaminergic neurons end? i.e. reward
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the nucleus accumbens in the reward centre
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where are learned fears stored?
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in the amygdala
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which sensory info is linked to the amygdala?
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pain reception
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which sensory info is linked to the nucleus accumbens?
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sweet, umami, touch
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which function of neuronal networks facilitate imagination?
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the posibility to recall images bottom up, through reactivation of point to point presentation.
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