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51 Cards in this Set
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The hippocampus is curved.
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Sally Robertson
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The hippocampus is used for navigation.
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Regina Bailey
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In Alzheimer's disease, the hippocampus is one of the regions where its first detected.
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Sally Robertson
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The hippocampus can become also become damaged through oxygen deprivation or hypoxia, infection or inflammation or as a result of temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Sally Robertson
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Individuals with hippocampal damage develop amnesia and may be unable to form new memories of the time or location of an event, for example.
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Sally Robertson
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Hippocampal damage is extremely dangerous.
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Sally Robertson
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The hippocampus was first known as the place where long-term memories were stored when patient HM was operated on.
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Howard B. Eichenbaum
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Patient HM was a person who's hippocampus was operated on and from that day on, he could not form any memories.
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Howard B. Eichenbaum
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There are two hippocampi in the brain, each parallel from each other.
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Howard B. Eichenbaum
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The hippocampus is found on all animals.
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Howard B. Eichenbaum
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The hippocampus is necessary when trying to learn routines.
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John Wood
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The hippocampus is where everything you have ever learned is found.
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John Wood
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If the hippocampus is able to be tapped, you'd be able to see all your life.
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John Wood
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The hippocampus is needed for all human functions.
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John Wood
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The hippocampus is very vulnerable to long-term stress.
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Elisah Jenning
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PTSD is sometimes correlated in the hippocampus.
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Elisah Jenning
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Patients with schizophrenia are found to have abnormalities in the hippocampus.
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Elisah Jenning
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In adult humans the volume of the hippocampus on each side of the brain is about 3.0 to 3.5 cm3 as compared to 320 to 420 cm3 for the volume of the neocortex.
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Elisah Jenning
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Due to bilateral symmetry the brain has a hippocampus in each cerebral hemisphere, so every normal brain has two of them.
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Sharon Canyon
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Damage to the hippocampus does not affect some types of memory, such as the ability to learn new skill.
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Sharon Canyon
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Brain imaging shows that people have more active hippocampi when correctly navigating, as tested in a computer-simulated "virtual" navigation task.
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Sharon Canyon
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The hippocampus as a whole has the shape of a curved tube, which has been variously compared to a seahorse.
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Sharon Canyon
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In terms of anatomy, the hippocampus is an elaboration of the edge of the cerebral cortex.
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Sharon Canyon
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The hippocampus is generally involved in many mental disorders and mental illnesses.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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Hyperthymesia, the ability to recall memories at a superb rate, is accosicated with the hippocampus.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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In weightless situations, animals make better memories.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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When stressed, the brain can remember memories better.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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The amygdala tells you what to be afraid of.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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The hippocampus tells you what to be afraid of.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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The amygdala can hold the brain "hostage" or haunted when they have flash backs such as when a person has PTSD.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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The amygdala is the most active part of a person when in fear.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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Exposing people with their fears can help you overcome them and ease the grip of the amygdala.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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The people who helped the world understand how neurons interacted with each other in the brain was Cajal and Golgi.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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Cajal said they weren't connected but Golgi said they were by what looked like a net. Cajal was correct though.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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Cajal said nerve fibers weren't continuous and only at the ends is where communication occurs.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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When making new memories, chemical sequences in the neurons help strengthen them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sWnkBf5V7s
The Mystery of Memory |
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The hippocampus is extremely sensitive to oxygen levels in the body.
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http://www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/hippocampus.html
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During non-fatal hypoxia (oxygen deprivation) the hippocampus can be damaged, which can lead to brain diseases like Alzheimer's.
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http://www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/hippocampus.html
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The hippocampus is like the gateway for new memories to be placed into permanent memory.
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http://www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/hippocampus.html
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The cerebrum is the most highly developed part of the brain.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebral-cortex.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebrum is responsible for thinking, perceiving, producing and understanding language.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebral-cortex.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebrum determines intelligence.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebral-cortex.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebrum determines your personality.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebral-cortex.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebrum is where motor function occurs.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebral-cortex.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebrum is where planning and organization occurs.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebral-cortex.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebrum is where touch sensation is found at.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebral-cortex.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebrum and the cortex is the uppermost part of the brain.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebral-cortex.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebellum controls motor movement.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebellum.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebellum controls balance.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebellum.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebellum controls equilibrium.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebellum.htm
Regina Bailey |
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The cerebellum controls muscle tone.
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http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/cerebellum.htm
Regina Bailey |