Midterm 3: Long-term memory, Language, Decision Making Flashcards
What is encoding?
Initial creation of memory traces in brain from incoming information
What is consolidation?
Continued organization and stabilization of memory traces over time
What is (memory) storage?
Retention of memory traces over time
What is (memory) retrieval?
Accessing/using stored information from memory traces
What is reconsolidation?
The possible reorganization and restabilization of memory traces after retrieval
Explain the difference between consolidation and reconsolidation
Consolidation is the continued organization of memory traces over time, whereas reconsolidation is the reorganization of memory traces after retrieval
Learning= ____
Memory
Memory involves multiple: (4 points)
Processes
Types
Systems
Tasks
Memory requires ____ change in nervous system
Physical
Memory is ____ in nervous system
Pervasive (widespread/ permeates completely)
What parts of the brain are involved in declarative (explicit) memory? (3 parts)
Medial temporal lobe
Middle diencephalon
Neocortex
What parts of the brain are involved in nondeclarative (implicit) memory? (6 parts)
Basal ganglia
Skeletal muscle
Perceptual neocortex
Association neocortex
Cerebellum
Reflex pathways
Are long and short-term memory considered different systems?
Yes, they generally involve different mechanisms… but there is more to it
What is it called when one of the memory systems is impaired and one is spared?
Single dissociation
What is dissociation?
Performance differs across two tasks
Does a single dissociation demonstrate separable systems? Different brain regions? Distinct cognitive processes?
Not necessarily
What happens if two patterns flipped? Both systems impaired
Double dissociation
Does a double dissociation demonstrate separable systems? Different brain regions? Distinct cognitive processes?
Probably… it is strong evidence that they rely on different brain mechanisms
Is this an example of a short or long-term memory task?
Memory span
Hear three words :”time base offer”
Immediately recall in same order: “time base offer”
Short-term memory
Is this an example of a short or long-term memory task?
List learning
Hear ten words: “hand cook laugh…”
Immediately recall in any order: “cook train hand…”
Repeat until all 10 recalled in any order
Long-term memory
How would damage to the left temporoparietal cortex affect memory span and list learning in comparison to a control group? (using dissociation hypotheses)
Decreased memory span (short-term memory)
No damage in list learning (long-term memory)
What are two alternative explanations in explaining the relationship between LTM and STM (other than dissociation hypotheses)
Partial damage argument
Compensation argument
Explain the Partial Damage Argument (3 points)
Perhaps there is one system for both LTM and STM
But there STM task is harder than the LTM task
So, when this system is partially damaged, the STM task suffers more than the LTM task
Explain the Compensation Argument (3 points)
Perhaps there is one system for both LTM and STM
But the STM task is harder than the LTM task
So, when this system is completely damaged, the brain can compensate for the LTM task but not the STM task