Learning and Memory II Flashcards
What is implicit memory?
procedural memory, how to accomplish a task, can’t really articulate what it is
What is an example of implicit memory?
Randy Rhoads, “king of procedural learning”, best metal guitarist out there
What happens if you learn a memory but take a drug that blocks potentiation?
lose the memory
What does it mean when memories are labile?
When you pull a memory up, it must be laid back down into changes in synaptic efficacy in order to be remembered.
What role does ACh have in procedural learning?
Procedural learning involves changes int he cortex, and that appears to rely greatly on the presence of ACh
Where is declarative memory stored?
hippocampal/parahippocampal area
Where is procedural/implicit memory stored?
basal ganglia
What is a model of procedural/implicit learning?
Rats learn, across days to efficiently reach and grasp a small sugar pellet.
Cellular learning is measured as a change in _________ ________.
Synaptic strength
What can synaptic strength also be referred to?
Synaptic efficacy
In the cellular learning process, there is always an input and an output, which is measured as an _______
action
Some simple organism nervous systems are ________
segregated
Humans have complex nervous systems which are _____ with both ______ and ______
desegregated, divergent, convergent
When an action cell is only enacted when two cells fire onto it at the same time, this is called ______
conjunction
