Brain structures involved in memory Flashcards
Define Long term memory
A store of memory in which a potentially unlimited amount of information is stored relatively permanent amount of time
Define Explicit memory
Type of long-term memory that in consciously retrieved
Define Semantic memory
Type of explicit memory that consists of general knowledge or facts
Define Episodic memory
Type of explicit memory that consists of personal experienced or events
Implicit memory
Type of long term memory that is unconsciously retrieved
Procedural memory
Type of implicit memory that involved knowing how to carry out tasks that are facilitated by motor skills
Classically conditioned memory
Type of implicit memory that involved an involuntary response to a stimulus which has repeatedly been associated with an emotionally-arousing stimulus
Define Hippocampus
A brain structure that is primarily involved in encoding explicit memories
Define Amygdala
A brain structure that is primarily involved in encoding the emotional components of memories
Define Neocortex
A brain structure that stores explicit memories
Define Basal ganglia
A brain structure that is involved in encoding and storing procedural memories and classically conditioned memories that are associated with unconscious habits, behaviours, or procedures
Define Cerebellum
A brain structure that encodes and stores implicitly procedural memories
