Matching - Brain structures and Memory

Question 1

Role in Memory: the Hippocampus

Answer 1

Hippocampus plays a key role inmemory for spatial location.

Perhaps the hippocampus stores memories temporarily

Perhaps the hippocampus stores memories permanently, but they become “stronger” over time

-Involved in LTM

Question 2

Role in Memory: the Rhinal Cortex

Answer 2

The rhinal cortex is primarily involved in Object Recognition.

The rhinal cortex is also essential for explicit memory- the recall of specific experiences and information.

Question 3

Role in Memory: the Amygdala

Answer 3

• storing and classifying emotionally charged memories
• Lesions lead to lack of learned fear

Question 4

Role in Memory: the Cerebellum

Answer 4

• stores memories of sensorimotor skills (motor memory)
• conditioned eyeblink, for example

Question 5

Role in Memory: the Striatum

Answer 5

• habit formation
• associations between stimuli and responses

Question 6

Role in Memory: the Prefrontal Cortex

Answer 6

temporal order of events and working memory

Question 7

Role in Memory: the Mediodorsal Nucleus

Answer 7

Episodic memory

Question 8

Role in Memory: the Basal Forebrain

Answer 8

Alzheimer’s = basal forebrain degeneration

Damage = amnesia or confabulation.

Question 9

Role in Memory: the Inferotemporal Cortex

Answer 9

– storing memories of visual patterns

– visual perception of objects

– changes in activity seen with visual recall