Long-term effects of alcohol

Long-lasting forms of synaptic plasticity such as long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) have been long thought and now convincingly demonstrated to be fundamental cellular 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).…

Number of plasticity studies explained the crucial role of Short Term synaptic Plasticity (STP) in modulating the timing of signal processing through mediating the driven input frequency and filtering the signal propagation which is required for maintaining network activity (Tsodyks et al., 1998; Dittman et al, 2000 and Wang et al., 2006). In parallel, other studies revealed the intricate details of the neurobiological explanation implicated in STP (Loebel et al., 2002 and Barak et al., 2007).…

there are three parts: short term memories, long memories, and recalling memories Do you ever wonder why we have memories and how the brain is able to make them? Well to answer the first question it’s easy, we have memories because without it we wouldn’t be able to do simple everyday things. Such as driving a car, locking the door before you leave to work, or simply speak. In fact, without the brain's…

Have you ever thought about the process your brain goes through to store all the things you’re able to remember? Just like anything our brain is a muscle that needs to be put to practice. Some of us may have short term memory while others have long term memory. None of this is set in stone. One’s memory capacity can grow over time, should you practice the right exercises. I personally do not have the best memory for certain areas but a great one for others. Throughout my lifetime I have…

Long-term memory is what allows the brain to store materials of information. There are several strategies to keeping important information in one's memory permanently. Maintenance rehearsal, or repeating material over repetitively aids in Long Term storage of desired information. Another method is using old material that has been previously learned to memorize new information long term. Two examples of this are Imagery, Acronyms, and Acrostics. There are four types of Long-Term Memories:…

The purpose of this article is to examine the differences in working memory capacity and long-term memory recall. Working memory capacity is defined as a system for temporarily storing and managing of the information required to carry out complex cognitive tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension. Long-term memory is defined as memory that involves the storage and the recall of information over a long period of time (weeks or months). In this study participants were asked to perform…

and to connect with other people. Memory is an essential function of the brain for a person to live, learn, and interact with others. Working memory and long-term memory, how memories are formed and maintained, and memory problems are all a part of the brain’s everyday functions. Working memory is the very first part to storing memories long-term. Working memory is brief and immediate memory for the material that is currently being processed. Part of it allows for a few items to be active and…

however, others argue that the net is making us dumber, creating our brains to have short term memory and not long term. The best perspective on this issue, is reflected by Nicholas Carr in his book The Shallows, “The price we pay to assume technology’s power is alienation.…

Memory is the encoding, storage and retrieval of past events and experiences, it is present in the short term memory store and then transferred to the long term memory store. The retrieval of memory isn’t always accurate as memories become distorted over time. The distortion of these memories are due to some influencing factors such as language, age, reconstructive errors and emotion. Taking all these factors into consideration leads to the point that memory is only to some extent reliable.…

veterinarian at an aquarium, decides to pursue this girl named Lucy who got into a serious car accident even though he is not really looking for a long term relationship at the time. In result of the car accident, Lucy suffers from anterograde amnesia but in the movie it is called Goldfield Syndrome. Lucy is unable to make new memories, but the long term memories before her car accident remains intact.The accident damaged her temporal lobe or the more specific hippocampal region.…