Chapter 6 6.3 Flashcards
Lashley - Rats, learn, damage brain, engram
Impairment of cognitive, motor, or sensory skills mediated by the brain.
A hypothetical construct used to represent he physical processes and changes that constitute memory in the brain.
Hebb - student, neural connections
The connections in our brains that are formed based on our habits and behaviors.
New synapse
The junction between two neurons where information is transmitted from one neuron to another.
Change operation LTP
A process involving persistent strengthening of synapses that leads to a long-lasting increase in signal transmission between neurons.
Change Operation LTD
An activity-dependent reduction in the efficacy of neuronal synapses lasting hours or longer following a long patterned stimulus.
Acetylcholine
An important neurotransmitter that plays a role in brain functions, such as memory, and body functions, such as muscle contractions to move your muscles.
Hippocampus - Glutamate
An excitatory neurotransmitter with several types of receptors found throughout the central nervous system.
Anterograde amnesia - HM
A loss of memory for events that occur after a brain injury
Retrograde amnesia
A loss of memory for events that occurred prior to a brain injury.
Korsakoff’s psychosis
A late complication of persistent Wernicke encephalopathy and results in memory deficits confusion, and behavioral changes.
Mnemonics
Memory devices that help learners recall larger pieces of information.
Rehearsal - distribution vs. measured
Learning new information in many study sessions that are spaced across time.
