Module 25 Flashcards
Past research: – is contained in memory—waiting to be relived
whole past
– during surgery are new creations of
stressed brain
Flashbacks
T/F: info is stored in single, specific spot
false
hippocampus and frontal lobes are dedicated to – formation
explicit memory
Registers and temporarily holds elements of explicit memories before moving them to other brain regions for long-term storage
hippocampus
Neural storage of long- term memories is called memory –.
consolidation
implicit memory system
Cerebellum and basal ganglia
plays important role in forming and storing memories created by classical conditioning
cerebellum
Memories of physical skills are also implicit memories
basal ganglia
- Conscious memory of first three years is blank
- Command of language and well-developed hippocampus needed
infantile amnesia
emotion-related memory formation
amygdala
Excitement or stress trigger hormone production and provoke – to engage memory.
amygdala
Emotional arousal causes an outpouring of –, which lead to activity in the brain’s memory-forming areas.
stress hormones
Flashbulb memories occur via – hormonal changes and rehearsal.
emotion-triggered
increase in a synapse’s firing potential
long-term potentiation (LTP)
After LTP, brain will not – memories
erase
LTP is believed to be a – for learning and memory
neural basis
pinpointed changes in sea slugs’ neural connection
Kandel and Schwartz
with learning more – released and cell efficiency increased –number of synapses increase
serotonin
memories held in storage by –
webs of associations
– serve as anchor points for pathways to memory suspended in this web
Retrieval cues
Best retrieval cues come from associations formed – a memory is encoded
at the time
Activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
priming
Involves improved recall of specific information when the context present at encoding and retrieval are the same
context-dependent memory
Suggests cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping recall
encoding specificity principle
Involves tendency to recall events consistent with
current good or bad mood (mood-congruent memory)
state-dependent memory
Involves tendency to recall experiences that are
consistent with one’s current good or bad mood
mood-congrument memory
Involves tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and first (primacy effect) items in a list
serial position effect
