memory Flashcards
what ismemory?
storage of learned information
what is learning and recall?
learning - aquisition of info
recall - reaquisition of stored info
what is the engram?
physical embodiment of a memory
what is procedural memory?
skills and associations unavailable to conscious mind
what is declarative memory?
available to conscious mind, (in symbols and letters)
what are important brain structures in memory?
hippocampus
amygdala
cerebellum
pre-frontal cortex (working memory)
what do hippocampus lesions cause?
memory loss
what is hippocampus role in memory?
converting short term to long term + declarative
what are parts of cerebellum memory?
sensorimotor and procedural
where are inputs and outputs of hppocampus?
inputs - from entorhinal cortex and beyond
outputs to regions via FORNIX
how many layers in hippocampus
3 layered cortex
what is hebbian synapse concept?
activity modifiable , plastic synapse
what is kluver busy syndrome?
amydala lesions
the papez circuit
