Chapter 14 Quiz Flashcards
Using a stimulus to sensitize the nervous system to a later presentation of the same or a similar stimulus is called ____
priming
In fear conditioning, the tone is the?
conditioned stimulus
What effect do glucocorticoids have on brain cells?
they appear to kill hippocampal cells
_____ are chemical compounds that signal stem cells to develop into neurons or glia and can reorganize neural circuits.
Neurotrophic factors
WHat does the place cell system indicate?
where things are in the world
Implicit memory appears to be located in the ___ ___
Basal Ganglia
____ _____ _____ is a neurotrophic factor that stimulates the subventricular zone to produce cells that migrate into the striatum and eventually differentiate into neurons and glia.
epidermal growth factor
What area is associated with visuospatial memory?
Parahippocampal Cortex
What are the three parts of the pathway associated with implicit memory?
BG, premotor cortex, and ventral thalamus (NOT the basal forebrain)
What effect does estrogen have on synapses?
As the level of estrogen rises, so do the number of synapses; as the level of estrogen drops, so do the number of synapses.
Frontal lobes are indicated in ____ memory
short-term
The grid system indicates?
how big our present navigating environment is
What is dyslexia?
Impairment in learning to read
