Memory Flashcards
Declarative memory definition
Memory of facts and events, memories which can be consciously declared or recalled
Non-declaritive memory definition
- Or implicit memory
- Type of LTM that doesn’t require conscious thought
Short term memory definition
Capacity for holding, but not manipulating a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time
Long term memory definition
The type of memory responsible for storage over an extended period of time
Hebbian synapse
Simultaneous activation of cells leads to pronounced increases in synaptic strength between those cells
Hippocampus in memory
- Cognitive maps
- Encoding
Cerebellum in memory
Procedural memory and motor control
Amygdala in memory
Emotional learning and memory
Fear conditioning
Memory consolidation
Long term potentiation
- Occurs in the hippocampus
- Enhanced synaptic activity that occurs in response to a particular pattern of stimulation
Synaptic plasticity
The ability of synapses to change
Potentiated
An increase in the size of an EPSP in the postsynaptic cell
