Memory Flashcards
Memory is
the process by which that knowledge is retained and retrieved. (it is not a copy of an event but a reconstruction)
“Declarative learning” process and store what kind of information?
- Facts & events
- Rules
- Steps
The brain area important for “Declarative” STM (short term memory)
Hippocampus
“Hippocampus” is important for
transfering information from STM to LTM (and retrieval of memory.)
Which brain area is primarily involved in the “Declarative” LTM?
Cortical regions
Strategies to improve “Declarative learning”
- Repetition
- Developing associations with previous experience
- Organise information with acronyms
What kind of information does it hold?
- important information first
- the amount of “attention” focused on the information
- the “credebility” of the information
- the “importance” attributed to the iinformation at the moment of storage
______ can improve the strength of the memory
Relearning
Use logic and partial memory to reconstruct the whole answer.
Recollection
Which brain area stores “Procedural” STM?
Prefrontal cortex
Prefrontal cortex is important for
- Attention to task
- getting information from sensory systems
- integration of information
Procedural (motor) learning [Implicit learning]
learing of complex information in an inciedential manner, withour awareness of what has been learned.(wiki)
Structural changes occur throughout the brain in “Alzheimer’s disease” but are significant in the cortex and ________
Hippocampus
Which brain area is primarily involved in the “Procedural” LTM?
- Motor cortex
- Cerebellum
- Basal ganglia
_______ enables transfer of information to motor cortex prior to input
Cerebellum