finals: Learning and Memory Flashcards
wherein one masters a new activity
Acquiring
the new acquisition for a period of time
Retaining
which enables one to reproduce the learned act or memorized material
remembering
permanent change in behavior as a function of training, experience.
Learning
is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma.
Amnesia
a temporary disturbance of consciousness produced by a nonpenetrating head injury
concussion
-an amnesia following a nonpenetrating blow in the head
posttraumatic amnesia
- a brain disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vit.B.) in the brain
Korsakoff’s (Korsakovs) Syndrome
invented memories which are taken as true due to gaps in memory
Confabulation
is associated with a gradually progressive loss of memory often occurring in old age.
Alzheimer’s disease
structures formed from degenerating neurons.
Plagues
structures formed from degenerating structures within a neuronal body.
Tangles
•Is the cortex of the inferior temporal lobe. It is involved in the visual perception of objects. It is thought to participate in storing memories of visual patterns.
Inferotemporal Cortex
• An almond shaped nucleus in the anterior temporal lobe. It play a role in memory for emotional significance
of experiences.
Amygdala
It is composed of numerous anatomically distinct areas that have different connections and functions. There are regions of prefrontal cortex that perform fundamental cognitive processes during all working memory tasks. Involved in the memory for the temporal order of events.
Prefrontal Cortex
• Is thought to store memories of
learned sensorimotor skills.
Cerebellum
it stores memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses- the type of memories that develop incrementally over man trials.
Striatum
The____ helps construct a 3D “mental map” of our surroundings, and is crucial for our ability to move around in the real
world.
hippocampus
- removal of a lobe or
major part of one from the brain.
Lobectomy
- Separation of a lobe or a major part of one from the rest of the brain by a large cut but is not removed
Lobotomy
the removal of the medial portions of both temporal lobes, including most of the hippocampus, amygdala
and adjacent cortex.
Bilateral Medial Temporal Lobectomy
is the inability to
retrieve information that was acquired
before a particular date, usually the date of an accident or operation.
Retrograde
amnesia
