6.12-6.13: The Neuroscience of Memory Flashcards
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Long-Term Potentiation
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memories are the result of many changes in receptor sites, proteins, and synapse sensitivity caused by repeated stimuli
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Consolidation
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the collective changes in synaptic alterations, neuronal structure, protein synthesis, etc… when a memory is formed
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Retrograde Amnesia
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loss of memory from the point of the trauma backwards
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Anterograde Amnesia
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loss of memories from the trauma forward
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Alzheimer’s
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extremely common form of dementia in older adults
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Infantile Amnesia
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inability to retrieve memories before the age of the three
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Autobiographical Memory
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a child gains personal story as they are able to articulate to people around them,
