learning and memory Flashcards
human memory is what
absolutely dynamic
the brain isnt known for what
being accurate
different memories have what
different time courses
what is the brain mechanism iconic
less than a second, in each sensory buffer
what is the brain mechanism short-term
usually 30 seconds or so
what is the brain mechanism intermediate-term
not permanent, what you ate yesterday(working memory)
what is the brain mechanism long-term
memory that lasts for years
learning is the process of what?
storing new information and that stored information
what are two types of long-term memory
declarative and nondeclarative
what is declarative memory
telling
what is nondeclarative memory
showing
what are the 2 types of declarative memory
episodic and semantic
what is a nondeclarative memory
skill learning
what is episodic
stuff about you
what is semantic
stuff about the rest of the world
retrograde amnesia
forgetting past memories
anterograde amnesia
cannot form any new memories
what is korsakoff syndrome
amnesia caused by lack of thiamine-esp in alcoholics
what does korsakoff syndrome cause damage to
damage in mammillary bodies and basal frontal lobes
what did K.C’s bilateral hippocampal injury cause
his semantic memory remained the same, but he lost his episodic memory
unwanted recall of fearful stimuli creates what
feed-forward loop causing an emotional reaction that reinforces memory
how does emotion effect memory
events are remembered better
how does the brain recall pictures
right prefrontal cortex and left and right parahippocampal cortex are activated
how does the brain recall words
same structures on the left side are activated
