3: KKDP 8: Interactions between specific regions of the brain

Question 1

Implicit memories:

Answer 1

Don’t require intentional or conscious recall

Question 2

E.G. of Implicit memories:

Answer 2

Procedural memories - Driving a manual car

Question 3

Explicit memories:

Answer 3

Requires conscious or intentional recall

Question 4

E.G. of Explicit memories:

Answer 4

Factual information - Who is the Aus PM

Question 5

Consolidation:

Answer 5

The biological process of making a newly formed memory stable and enduring after learning. Takes up to 30 minutes

Question 6

Consolidation (2)

Answer 6

During the structural and physical changes to the neurons in the brain, this period of consolidation is vulnerable to disruption.

Question 7

Hippocampus Function 1:

Answer 7

Formation and retrieval of explicit memories

Question 8

Hippocampus Function 2:

Answer 8

Consolidation of explicit memories

Question 9

Amygdala Function 1:

Answer 9

Responsible for forming emotional memory.

Question 10

Amygdala Function 2:

Answer 10

Regulates emotions such as fear and aggression, which enhances memorability of an event

Question 11

Cerebral Cortex Function:

Answer 11

To store explicit memories

Question 12

The Cerebellum Function 1:

Answer 12

Coordinates fine muscle movements

Question 13

The Cerebellum Function 3:

Answer 13

Involved in the encoding and storage of implicit procedural memories of motor skills