Exam 2: Objectives 28-29

Question 1

which neurotransmitter is involved in memory formation and recall?

Answer 1

acetylcholine

Question 2

what is needed for optimum memory consolidation?

Answer 2

sleep (stage 3)

Question 3

hemisphere of the brain: language, speech, writing, calculations

Answer 3

left hemisphere

Question 4

where is Broca’s area?

Answer 4

left inferior frontal gyrus

Question 5

type of memory: events

Answer 5

episodic

Question 6

if there is damage to this area of the brain, a person cannot understand language or produce speech that makes sense

Answer 6

Wernicke’s area

Question 7

type of memory: facts

Answer 7

semantic

Question 8

hemisphere of the brain: visuospacial tasks, recognizing faces, composing music, arranging blocks, reading maps

Answer 8

right hemisphere

Question 9

what does long term memory require?

Answer 9

structural changes: more NT, dendrites, proteins

Question 10

type of memory: things that can be verbalized; explicit

Answer 10

declarative

Question 11

where is Wernicke’s area?

Answer 11

left superior temporal gyrus

Question 12

where does memory consolidation occur?

Answer 12

hippocampus and median temporal lobes

Question 13

what can destroy a short term memory?

Answer 13

interruption of the circuit

Question 14

these areas of the brain are involved in ______ : amygdala, thalamus, temporal lobe, hippocampus, caudate nucleus, prefrontal cortex

Answer 14

memory

Question 15

type of memory: for simple skills, how to do things; implicit

Answer 15

non-declarative

Question 16

which structure allows for the ability to recognize emotion in speech?

Answer 16

Wernicke’s analog

Question 17

if there is damage to this area of the brain, a person cannot produce speech properly, even if they can understand it and write it. it is a motor problem

Answer 17

Broca’s area

Question 18

which structure allows for the ability to add emotion to speech?

Answer 18

Broca’s analog