Lecture 1- Biology & Learning

Question 1

Sequence the process of memory formation

Answer 1

Stimulus -> sensory memory storage -> encodes into short-term (working) memory -> encodes into long-term memory

Question 2

What happens if a memory is not encoded?

Answer 2

The memory is forgotten

Question 3

What is long-term potentiation?

Answer 3

Strengthening of synapses based on patterns of activity

Question 4

How does the use of memory facilitate long-term potentiation?

Answer 4

Long-term memory -> retrieval -> short-term memory -> re-encode into long-term memory -> stimulates long-term potentiation (LTP)

Question 5

What is neuroplasticity?

Answer 5

The ability of neural networks in the brain to change through growth and reorganization

Question 6

How are memory and learning different from each other?

Answer 6

Learning is the use of memories to reduce the probability of a negative outcome