In Search of the Memory Trace: The physiology of memory

Question 1

What is retrograde amnesia?

Answer 1

In retrograde amnesia, a person
loses memories for events that occurred prior to the injury.

Question 2

What is anterograde amnesia

Answer 2

In anterograde amnesia, a person loses memories for events
that occur after the injury.

Question 3

Which area is responsible for long-term memory?

Answer 3

Based on decades of additional research, scientists now believe that
the entire hippocampal region and adjacent areas in the cortex are critical for many
types of long-term memory

Question 4

What is consolidation?

Answer 4

Consolidation is
a hypothetical process involving the gradual conversion of new, unstable memories
into stable, durable memory codes stored in long-term memory.