Chapter 13: Learning and Memory Flashcards

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The process by which experiences change our nervous system and our behavior

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Learning

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Long-term changes in the nervous system following learning

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Memory

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Learning, memory, and their effects on behavior are only possible through the brain’s ______.

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Plasticity

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4 Steps of learning and memory:

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Encoding (learning) –> Consolidation (memory) –> Storage (memory) –> Retrieval (memory)

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What (on a physical level) can make certain neurons more likely to fire together?

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More AMPA receptor sites
Larger surface area
Synapses move closer together

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True or false: We need emotion to learn!

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Yeah, that amygdala.

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The most essential part of relational learning is the __________.

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hippocampus

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Consolidation

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The conversion of short-term to long-term

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Consolidation involves the ______ ____.

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hippocampal formation

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Describe reconsolidation

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Modification of long-term memories

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