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    in the development of certain lobes of the brain compared to other participants of the same sex and age that were of a higher socioeconomic status. There were also structural differences between low and high SES participants in areas such as the hippocampus and the frontal and temporal lobes, which are all associated…

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    Savant Syndrome Theory

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    Savant Syndrome- Savant Skills Locked Within Us? Savant syndrome is a form of rare neurological condition where individuals with such extraordinary anomaly, while having problems in proper mental function, are able to express certain prodigious abilities such as memorizing and lightning calculation (Treffert, 2009). The term “savant” originated from the word “savoir” which means “to know” in French (Treffert, 2009). The word “idiot savant” was first introduced by Dr. J. Langdon Down in his…

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    Halle Pietro 11/11/16 Memory Essay Psy101-092WB The mind is a very mysterious process that researchers and doctors still do not completely understand. It is a giant complex command center that is capable of knowing everything because of all that it is exposed to. In memory video 1, they discuss “The Mind Hidden and Divided”. The video is an overview of Sigmund Freud’s research and how certain events and experiences originating in the subconscious understanding of our conscious lives. The topics…

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    Synaptic Plasticity

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    mechanisms in the brain that underlie learning and memory processes. Indeed, induction of LTP is observed coincidently with learning events in the hippocampus of free-moving animals and this learning-induced LTP occludes subsequent electrical induction of LTP in the hippocampus (Whitlock et al., 2006). Conversely, saturation of LTP in the hippocampus interferes with spatial memory formation (Barnes et al., 1994). A recent work demonstrates that in vivo artificial induction of LTD impaired recall…

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    Abnormal Behavior Analysis

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    research as seen in table 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. The four main structures, which form the neural circuitry of stress, involved in PTSD neurological changes (hippocampus, PFC, insular lobe and amygdala) have been investigated structurally and functionally to assess how these abnormalities affect the workings of the brain. The hippocampus is a crucial structure in the development, effects and continuation of PTSD. The results have shown a statistically significant reduction in volume…

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    thinking, planning, and remembering information. For Alzheimer’s patients, the cortex shrivels up causing the loss or gain of any information. The shrinkage of the Hippocampus is directly responsible for the inability to store new memories. Researchers have conducted various tests to visualize the relationship between the size of the hippocampus and verbal memory. The results indicate “measure of nonverbal memory was most closely related to hippocampal size among the larger sample”…

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    Obstacles In Education

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    flow in this area. As a result, they may process information more quickly and may be able to respond to information faster than males (Gurian & Stevens, 2010). Additionally, the hippocampus, which converts information from short-term memory into long-term memory, tends to be larger in the female brain. The larger hippocampus may provide females with increased memory storage and the ability to access more information for recall. Female brains may also mature earlier than male brains, as the last…

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    What Is Amnesia?

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    Amnesia – the phenomenon of forgetting something previously known – has several different classifications. This forgetting may be due to a multitude of causes, and these different causes and the conditions in which they occur help define the classification of amnesias used today. 5 main classifications are anterograde, retrograde, infantile, transient global, and functional amnesia. Each will be defined and briefly discussed. Anterograde amnesia is “a severe loss of the ability to form new…

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    an example of this. Meaning that a person cannot store new information in their short-term memory. H.M is a good example of this; he had surgery in 1953 when was only twenty-seven years old. This particular surgery involved the removal of his hippocampus to alleviate his epilepsy. His epilepsy was severe, and had an extremely negative impact on his daily life (Saul McLeod, 2011). The surgery was successful in controlling his epileptic seizures, but sadly left H.M with some serious memory…

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    acquisition or procedural memory generally remain preserved (Duff, Wszalek, Tranel, & Cohen, 2008, p. 931). Anterograde amnesia involves the inability to retain new memories and is typically caused by damage in the temporal lobe, particularly in the hippocampus and subcortical region (Burton, Westen, & Kowalski, 2014, p. 281). Individuals with this condition exhibit severe learning and memory impairment and the formation of new declarative memories are often affected. Retrograde amnesia, on the…

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