6.12-6.13 Flashcards
Researchers tell that the certain parts of the brain can be the places where memories are made and these parts varies depending on the type of the memory
Neuroscience of Memory
Nondeclarative memories
cerebellum
Short-term memories
prefrontal cortex and the temporal lobe
Memories associated with fear
amygdala
Sensory information
thalamus
Semantic and episodic long-term memories
frontal and temporal lobes
episodic memory retrieva
posterior parietal cortex
encoding and retrieval of episodic memories
posterior cingulate cortex
the changes that take place in the structure and functioning of neurons when a memory is formed.
Consolidation
part of the brain that is responsible for the formation of new long-term declarative memories.
Hippocampus
was 16 years old when he began having severe epileptic seizures.
Henry Gustav Molaison
caused by problems in brain function associated with brain trauma, disease, or aging
Organic Amnesia
2 forms of severe loss of memory disorders caused by problems in the functioning of the memory areas of the brain.
Retrograde Amnesia
Anterograde Amnesia
means “relating to the recent past
retro
loss of memory from the point of injury backward.
Retrograde Amnesia
one of the therapies for severe depression, has this kind of side effect
ECT or electroconvulsive therapy
the consolidation process becomes disturbed and loses everything that was not already almost “finished.”
Retrograde Amnesia
the loss of memories from the point of injury or illness forward
Anterograde Amnesia
Have difficulty remembering anything new.
Anterograde Amnesia
most common type of dementia found in adults and the elderly
Alzheimer’s Disease
In Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss starts with forgetting new things and gets worse eventually.
(anterograde amnesia)
As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, old memories started to fade too
(retrograde amnesia)
of Alzheimer’s diseases are genetically influences and involves several different genetic variations
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the inability to retrieve memories from much before age 3.
Infantile Amnesia
which is the more verbal and conscious form of memory, does not really develop until after about age 2
Explicit memory,
Early memories tend to be
implicit
As children are able to talk about shared memories with adults, they begin to develop their autobiographical memory.
Katherine Nelson:
the memory for events and facts related to one’s personal life story.
autobiographical memory
