Lecture 4 - The hunt for the memory engram Flashcards
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What 2 principles did Karl Lashley come up with to do with memory?
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See slide 2
He came to a conclusion that there is no single 1 part of the rat brain that seems to serve a particular cognitive function.
- Mass action:
All parts of the brain contributed to all cognitive functions. - Equipotentiality:
All parts of the brain contributed equally to a cognitive function.
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Describe the case of H.M.
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Read slide 4-6
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Give some examples of some short term memory tests.
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See slide 7
8-9
H.M. would repeat ‘ellipse’ over and over, but it wouldn’t help him in the test (he had to remember the previous shape)
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Describe ways in which you can test procedural memory.
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See slide 10
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Define declarative memory
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ummmm look it up lol
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Describe the animal model Mortimer Mishkin (1978) made of human amnesia.
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See slide 12-13 (and watch lecture)
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What are the different roles of Perihinal cortex (PRC) and Hippocampus (H) in memory?
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See slide 14 (and watch lecture)
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Describe the Dual Process Model of Recognition Memory John Aggelton: Familiarity versus recall
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See slide 15 (and watch lecture)
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Carlson, N. R. (2014). Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience (9th ed.). Harlow: Pearson. Also available as an ebook.
Page 352 -367 – covers impact of HM on understanding of memory
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Essay – How has the study of patient HM helped our understanding of the role of the hippocampus in memory?
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MCQ
The dual process theory of recognition memory (Brown & Aggleton, 2001) proposes that the _____ mediates recall and the _______ mediates familiarity judgments.
a. hippocampus, perirhinal cortex
b. thalamus, motor cortex
c. pons, angular gyrus
d. Broca’s area, hippocampus
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a
