memory

Question 1

what is learning?

Answer 1

acquisition of information and there is an adaptive change in the CNS and the information is stored

Question 2

memory ?

Answer 2

ability to recall information that has been stored.

Question 3

the outcomes of the working memory ?

Answer 3

working memory can either fade away or be consolidated to the long term memory. A stimuli is applied and the response is produced.

Question 4

from the long term memory what can be done to the information ?

Answer 4

it can be retrieved to the working memory.

Question 5

characteristics of the working memory ?

Answer 5

current and temporary information , it lasts seconds to minutes and there is a limited capacity.

Question 6

factors affecting working memory ?

Answer 6

attention , language / visual associations. As well as , relevant data retrieval from the long term memory

Question 7

characteristics of long term memory ?

Answer 7

stores information that is not currently in our attention , it last for hours , days and even years

Question 8

influenced by ?

Answer 8

attention and motivation

Question 9

what’s the 2 types of long term memory ?

Answer 9

• Procedural – this is how to do something

* Declarative – this is facts and events

Question 10

is there a limit to the LTM ?

Answer 10

nope

Question 11

what part’s of the brain are associated with memory ?

Answer 11

cerebral cortex and hippocampus

Question 12

explain Henry Molaision ?

Answer 12

underwent hippocampi and amygdala surgery to relieve his epileptic fits. The surgery cured his epilepsy and there was no change in his intellect and personality. However , he suffered from retrograde amnesia as he lost his memories from 1 – 2 before the surgery but could remember older memories. He also suffered from anterograde amnesia as he couldn’t form new long term memories.

Question 13

in term’s of brain features what is Alzehiemer’s ?

Answer 13

when cell death occurs in the cortex and hippocampus , there is a large decrease in the cholinergic neurons in the cortex , especially acetylcholine

Question 14

long term potentiation?

Answer 14

This is when there is an increase in effectiveness of neurotransmission. It is initiated by high frequency stimulation and Long-lasting.

Question 15

why does it occur ?

Answer 15

due to an increase in the glutamate neurotransmitter and the increase in post synaptic sensitivity to glutamate.