Learning and Memory Flashcards
What is neuroplasticity?
The brains ability to learn
includes how the brain responds to stimuli from the environment and its ability to modify synapses
What are neurohormoes?
Noradrenaline
Vasopressin
What does a neuron do in the NS?
Forms entire NS
connects and creates ‘neural pathways’
transmit information to each other
How many neurons are estimated to be in the human body?
100-150 Billion neurons
What does a sensory (afferent) neuron do?
gathers sensory info about your surroundings
detects with sight, smell, taste, touch and sound
What does a motor (efferent) neuron control?
activate movement by controlling muscles
What is the role of an interneuron?
located in brain and spine
coordinate responses
What is the process of neuroplasticity?
neural connections are formed, removed and remade on a continuous basis to in order to adapt and learn
What is memory?
an active information processing system that encodes, stores and retrieves information
Memories can be changed or lost over time
What is the role of adrenaline in memory?
When released in an emotionally arousing event adrenaline alerts the Amygdala, which signals the hippocampus making your brain register that this event is special
You’re more likely to remember that event due to the adrenaline released at the time
What’s the difference between CC and OC?
Classical Conditioning- associating an involuntary response and a stimulus
Operant Conditioning- associate a voluntary behaviour with a consequence
