Lecture 2 Review Questions

Question 1

What are examples of key types of information that go to multiple brain sites during organization?

Answer 1

Location, shape, images, contrast, color, orientation, sound, numerosity, patterns, motion

Question 2

How are the multiple brain sites examined?

Answer 2

1. Deep electrophiology (for epileptics) - sucortical

2. funtional magnetic Resonance Imaging for others - not subcortical

Question 3

What is the functional significance of rehearsal in assigning meaning?

Answer 3

The brain is comparing features of novel stimuli with the stimuli stored in LTM (this process happens via the prefrontal cortex)

Question 4

1. Ventrolateral PFC

Answer 4

Cues speciic, strategic search of MTL for stored representations & maintenance of the retrieved information

Question 5

2. Medial Temporal Lobes

Answer 5

Compares retrieval cues and stored representations using pattern completion

Question 6

3. Dorolateral PFC

Answer 6

Monitors and verifies retrieved information

Question 7

4. Anterior PFC

Answer 7

In charge of higher level mnemonic control operations

Question 8

A. Baddeley and Hitch’s model is a ________ model.

B. Donald Hebb’s Cell Assembly is a ________ model.

Answer 8

A. Cognitive

B. Neural

Question 9

Stage 1 of Hebb’s Cell Assembly: Presumed ________ between neurons.

Answer 9

Presumed INTERCONNECTIONS between neurons

Question 10

Stage 2 of Hebb’s Cell Assembly: Cell assembly represents _______ of neurons that are _________ by a learning event.

Answer 10

Cell assembly represents CONSTELLATION of neurons that are ACTIVATED by a learning event.

Question 11

Stage 3 of Hebb’s Cell Assembly: Interconnected neurons in the cell ________ even after stimulus is _______.

Answer 11

Interconnected neurons in the cell REVERBERATE even after the stimulus is REMOVED.

Question 12

Stage 4 of Hebb’s Cell Assembly: Hebbian modification - ________ reciprocal connections between neurons that are ______ at the same time.

Answer 12

Hebbian modification - STRENGTHENS reciprocal connections between neurons that are ACTIVE at the same time.

Question 13

Stage 5 of Hebb’s Cell Assembly: Connection strengthened by _______ _______ contain the ________ for the new event.

Answer 13

Connection strengthened by HEBBIAN MODIFICATION contain the ENGRAM for the new event.

Question 14

Stage 6 of Hebb’s Cell Assembly: When _____ is complete, ______ _______ of the Cell Assembly leads to activation of the entire representation of an event.

Answer 14

When LEARNING is complete, PARITAL ACTIVATION of the Cell Assembly leads to activation of the entire representation of an event.