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24 Cards in this Set
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amputation of digit in monkeys |
2 months |
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use of digit leads to expansion in representation |
- 3 months - 1mm |
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monkeys |
- cut sensory neurons to one arm - representation of face region extended to arm - 12 years - 1 cm |
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characteristics of phantom limbs |
pain |
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universally |
pain |
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qualities |
d |
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unity |
d |
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telescoping |
c |
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role of memory |
c |
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restricted to limbs |
c |
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wish fulfillment |
c |
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application of money experiments to phantom limbs |
c |
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sensory memory |
refers to memory for information barely received by the senses |
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study 1 |
- present patients with an array of letter - then presented with tone for what row of letter to recall - asked to press the space bar when it lines up with the letter |
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STM |
- span: can remember 7 plus of minus 2 pieces of information - duration: stay in the memory for 15 seconds |
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LTM |
span: no known limit duration: can last a lifetime without damage to the brain or Alzheimer's |
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n-back task |
- you're seeing letter appear on the computer screen one at a time and supposed to press the space bar when the letter youre looking at now is the same as it was one trial back |
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long term memory |
- memory is not stored in just one location - different parts of the brain are responsible for different memory - have lots of backup systems if one type of memory |
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declarative |
- memories that can be explained and articulated |
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episodic |
memory for specific episodes in life |
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semantic |
facts without any real context, general language |
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procedural memories |
memory for information that is difficult to articulate |
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explicit |
- memories that we are internationally trying to form |
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free recall |
give people a list of words and give them an explicit memory test - how many words can you remember |
