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Learning and Memory Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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5 main types of memory

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semantic
episodic
procedural
motor
emotional

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2 divisions of memory

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explicit and implicit

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semantic memory

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facts

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episodic memory

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experiences

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how are semantic and episodic memory interrelated?

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similar anatomy - hippocampus

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explicit memory

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declarative
conscious
deliberate

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implicit memory

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non-declarative
unconscious
automatic

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3 types of implicit memory

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procedural
motor
emotional

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procedural memory

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habits and skills

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motor memory

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coordination

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emotional memory

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classical conditioning

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what memory is for facts?

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semantic

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what memory is for experiences?

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episodic

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what memory is for habits and skills?

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procedural

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what memory is for coordination?

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motor

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what memory is for classical conditioning and feelings?

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emotional

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brain area for procedural memory

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striatum

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brain area for motor memory

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motor system - cerebellum

19
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brain area for emotional memory

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limbic system

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role of hippocampus in memory

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  • Declarative/explicit memory
  • Spatial memory/learning
  • Early loss in AD
  • Active site of neurogenesis (new neurons made here)
  • Many subregions (overlap and interact)
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active site of neurogenesis

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hippocampus

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role of striatum in memory

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  • Procedural memory
  • Motivation
  • Reward
  • Reinforcement
  • Motor responses to the above (Brodman area 40
  • Multiple subregions
23
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role of limbic system in memory

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  • Includes: amygdala, cingulate, hypothalamus, spetum, hippocampus, etc
  • How do I feel?
  • Emotional memory
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features of STM

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  • Unlimited capacity
  • sensory processing
25
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what level of memory has
- Unlimited capacity
- sensory processing

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STM

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features of working memory

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  • Looks for prior knowledge in LTM
  • Limited capacity (4-7 chunks)
  • In dorsolateral PFC (Brodman area 46)
27
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location of WM

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dorsolateral PFC
brodman area 46

28
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capacity of STM

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unlimited

29
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capacity of WM

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4-7 chunks

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how does info get from STM to WM?

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attention

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how does info get from WM to LTM?

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learning

32
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How does info get from LTM to WM?

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retrieval

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