Learning and Memory Flashcards
What is the elementary mechanism of cortical synaptic plasticity?
synapse is strengthened when pre- and postsynaptic neurons fire simultaneously
What type of receptor is associated with long-term potentiation?
NMDA
What is the mechanism of long-term potentiation?
more receptors formed, basal level of response is now at higher level
more + stronger synapses
What is the opposite of long-term potentiation?
long-term depression
Short term memory
seconds to minutes
Long term memory
hours to months
Long lasting memory
months to lifetime
Working memory is defined as
long term memory
What is the process of making short-term memories long-term memories?
consolidation
What biological process is long-term memory associated with?
protein synthesis
What is an Engram/cell assembly?
group of cells that fire at the same time and are responsible for memory formation
CASK serine kinase
regulates CaMKII
