Memory: Neuroscience of Memory Flashcards
1
Q
the changes that take place in the structure and functioning of neurons when a memory is formed
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Consolidation
2
Q
loss of memory from the point of some injury or trauma backwards, or loss of memory for the past
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Retrograde Amnesia
3
Q
loss of memories from the point of injury or illness forward
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Anterograde Amnesia
4
Q
One of the neurotransmitters involved in the formation of memories in the hippocampus is
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acetylcholine
5
Q
the inability to retrieve memories from much before age 3
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Infantile Amnesia
6
Q
the memory for events and facts related to one’s personal life story.
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Autobiographical Memory
