Chapter 9 Definitions

Question 1

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 1

A disease which progressively destroys neurone in the brain, causing memory loss

Question 2

Amnesia

Answer 2

Memory loss

Question 3

Amygdala

Answer 3

An almond-shaped structure, located in the medial temporal lobe of the brainy that is central in emotion, aggression and in implicit learning it is vital in initiating and processing emotional responses and in forming emotional memories

Question 4

Anterograde amnesia

Answer 4

Inability to encode and store new memories

Question 5

Axon

Answer 5

The part of a neuron along which the electrochemical nerve-impulse is transmitted

Question 6

Consolidation

Answer 6

Process in which the brain forms a permanent representation of memory

Question 7

Dementia

Answer 7

A neurological disorder affecting higher mental functions, and may be caused by disease or brain damage

Question 8

Dendrite

Answer 8

The tree-like element of a neuron that relieved information from other neurons

Question 9

Hippocampus

Answer 9

Finger-sized curved structure that lies in the medial temporal lobes. It is responsible for consolidation of explicit (declarative) memories and acts to transfer these to other parts of the brain for storage as long-term memory

Question 10

Neuron

Answer 10

Nerve cells, responsible for communication within the body

Question 11

Neurotransmitters

Answer 11

Chemicals that help the communication across nerve synapses

Question 12

Retrograde amnesia

Answer 12

Inability to recall previously stored memories. This is a problem with retrieval

Question 13

Soma

Answer 13

Cell body of a neuron. Controls metabolism and maintenance of the cell

Question 14

Synapse

Answer 14

The connection between two neurons