Memory Flashcards
Memory is…
Process used to acquire, store, retain and later retrieve information
Define Short Term Memory
keep & Retrieve information right away
Define Working Memory
use and manipulate the information in some way
Define long term Memory
storing information from days on
Define non-declarative memory. What does it include?
Autopilot, one does not think about what is being done. Does not require language
Includes PRocedural Memory
Define Procedural Memory and how it is tested
Skill acquisition
long term implicit memory
Test: continue to to a task in time and see if it improves
Declarative Memory is. And includes
memory that requires thinking and language.
Includes Episodic and Semantic
Episodic Memory is
autobiographical memory
Semantic Memory is
Facts shared by the population
What type of memory is found in the left hemisphere? right?
l - verbal
r - non verbal
Declarative Memory is associated with which system?
Hyppocampal System
What is the main function of the Entorhinal Cortex? where is it?
Memory acquisition and storage
above the hyppocampus
Name some transient memory disorders
TGA - Transient Global Amnesia
TEA - Transient Epileptic Amnesia
PTA - Post Traumatic Amnesia
What is a predictor of outcome after traumatic brain injury?
Severity of PTA
In alzheimer’s what deteriorates with time?
Language (posterior temporal lobe)
visuospatial problems
