Neuropsychology Flashcards
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sensory part of the limbic system
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- the olfactory bulb
2
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The hippocampus
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- greay structure
- medial temporal lobe
- superior is the amygdala
3
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Microanatomy of the hippocampus
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- cornoaanamous in the entorhinal cortex
4
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episodic memory
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- coded in hippocampus
- what you had for tea/ where you went for holiday
5
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semantic memory
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- things you know
- say lion
- in lateral temporal lobes
6
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implicit memory
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- riding a bike
7
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emotional memory
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- in amygdala
8
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Function of hippocampus
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- doesn’t apply to new skills
- doesn’t apply to emotional memory
9
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Hypothalamus
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- output of the limbic system
- highly connected area
- has longitudinal divisions and medio-lateral divisions
- concerned with primitive urges: thirst/hunger/sleep
10
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Endocrine function
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- oxytocin and antidiuretic home formed in hypothalamus and released in the posterior pituitaryy gland
11
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Amygdala
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- above and infront of hippocampus
- in temporal lobe
- grey matter strcutre
12
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Function of the amygdala
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- recives highy processed information
13
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Function of the amygdala
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- receives highly processed information
