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Why should we get old?
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1) late acting deleterious genes (weaker selection)
2) physiological deterioration 3) growth-reproduction trade-offs |
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What are our shared characteristics with chimps with regard to aging?
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fertility crests after first birth and ends at around 30-40 yrs
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What is unique about compared to chimps with regard to aging?
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1) postreproductive careers
2) menopause (adaptive response) 3) significance of grandmothers |
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Factors that can alter senescence (aging process)
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1)metabolic rate
2)predation (pressure) 3)reproduction (onset and rate) 4)reduced selection pressure in old |
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Merzenich
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came up with company that specializes in neuroplasticity to 1) help children 2) help old people engage their minds
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Stages of Memory
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1) Sensory Memory, brief representation of a stimulus that is being processed in the sensory system
2) Short-Term Memory, relatively brief representation that is long enough to allow for analysis 3) Long-Term Memory, relatively long and permanent representation that can be recalled for analysis |
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Key Concepts of Memory Model
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1) Encoding, the process of translating info into neural codes that will be retained in memory
2) Storage, the process of retaining neural coded info over time 3) Retrieval- the process of recovering info from memory storage |
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Memory
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An internal record of some prior event or experiene; a set of mental processes that receivves, encodes, stores, organizes, alters, and retrieves information over time
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The 8 Sins of Memory
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1) Transience
2) Absent-Mindedness 3) Blocking 4) MIsattribution 5) Suggestibility 6) Bias 7) Persistence |
