Memory Flashcards
What is learning
acquisation of information
What is memory
storage of learned information
What is recall
reaquisation of stored information
What is the engram
physical embodiment of a memory
What are the two types of memory
procedural, declarative
Describe procedural memories
related to skills
Describe declarative memories
related to knowledge
How are declarative memories encoded
in symbols and languages
What part of the mind is associated with declarative memories
conscious
TRUE or FALSE - Procedural memories are unconscious
True
What class of memory does working memory fall under
short term
What structures of the brain are involved with memory
pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, cerebellum
Which brain region is working memory associated with?
pre-frontal cortex
What is the function of the hippocampus in memory
forms long term memories
Which memory is the hippocampus responsible for?
declarative
What is the function of the amygdala in memory ?
fear response, emotion, learnt fear
Which memory is the amygdala responsible for?
implicit - procedural
Which memory is the cerebellum responsible for?
procedural
What is the function of the cerebellum in memory?
sensorimotor integration
What do lesions in the hippocampus cause
memory loss
What happens if the hippocampus and parts of the amygdala are removed?
no ability to form long term memory
What are two theories for memory
reverberating circuit, hebbian synapse concept
Describe the Hebbian synapse conecept
information is stored in changes in synapses
What happens to the synapses during memory formation
post synaptic response increases or decreases
