Brain 10

Question 1

learning

Answer 1

the acquisition of information

Question 2

memory

Answer 2

the retention and storage of that information

Question 3

explicit memory

Answer 3

declarative or recognition
involves the hypocampus and remembers events, words, rules, language, etc.
Usually explicit memory is used before implicit memory.

Question 4

implicit memory

Answer 4

non-declarative or reflexive

is not processed in hippocampus and includes memory for skills and habits.

Question 5

short term memory

Answer 5

can last seconds to hours

Question 6

long term memory

Answer 6

stores information for years or even a lifetime and its capacity appears to be limitless

Question 7

working memory

Answer 7

is a form of short term memory that keeps information ready for very short periods of time.
Working memory is usually limited to seven or eight chunks of information.

Question 8

memory storage

Answer 8

involves the dendritic changes, new protein synthesis, size and number of synaptic terminals and alterations in the release of neurotransmitters.