Lecture 15

Question 1

Encoding of memory (where does it take place, what brain systems are active)

Answer 1

fMRI activation in dorsolateral PFC (study with remembered vs. unremembered words)

Question 2

Which areas are important for procedural memory?

Answer 2

Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum

Question 3

Perceptual priming

Answer 3

Presenting items of the same form as the target stimulus

Question 4

Conceptual priming

Answer 4

Presenting items of the same meaning as the target stimulus

Question 5

Semantic priming

Answer 5

Presenting items of a similar meaning (from the same category)
Relates to connected concepts in an area of neurons
Activation of one (“dog”) will activate the others (“wolf”)

Question 6

Delay conditioning

Answer 6

Unconditioned stimulus (shock) comes on the end of the conditioned stimulus (tone)
Depends on the cerebellum

Question 7

Trace conditioning

Answer 7

Short delay between unconditioned stimulus (shock) and conditioned stimulus (tone)
Depends on the hippocampus