4.13 PHYS - Learning/Memory & Neuroanatomy/Dementia

Question 1

What is the difference between working and long-term memory?

Answer 1

Working: recall of recent events. (ex: someone gives you a phone number to call, you walk to your desk with the number “in your head”, you call it).

Long-Term Memory: recall of events farther back in time. (ex: remembering a childhood phone number).

Question 2

Compare Explicit (declarative) memory and Implicit (non-declarative) memory? Generally.

Answer 2

Explicit: facts.

Implicit: fear conditioning, skills, habits. (ex: instruments).