neural basis of memory

Question 1

what are modality specific stores?

Answer 1

store very large amounts of information and allow selection of which elements are further processed and stored

Question 2

experiement for working memory in action?

Answer 2

study rehersal using delay match to sample (DMS); PET sudy using DMS In humans

Question 3

what did the prefrontal cortex and DMS task in monkeys show?

Answer 3

temproal and frontal lobes are much better in humans

Question 4

how do processes such as learning to drive get stored in memory?

Answer 4

prefrontal cortex, to supplementary motor area to basal ganglia to inferolateral temporal lobe to cerebellum

Question 5

what does recall of spatial location and object memory activate in brain?

Answer 5

posterioir parietal libe and inferior lobe