PSY270 EXAM Flashcards
What is consolidation?
a process that transforms new memories from a fragile state –> a more permanent state
what helps facilitate consolidation?
sleep and breaks between studying
What do the results from Muller & Pilzecker (1900) suggest?
that breaks are beneficial for learning
What did Muller and Pilzecker (1900) find?
that recall is better after a 6 minute delay from learning
what is long-term potentiation?
the strengthening of synaptic connections after repeated stimulation
why does long-term potentiation occur?
b/c neurons show enhanced firing rates when the same stimulus is repeatedly presented, due to structural changes at synapse
what is reactivation?
the process during consolidation where memories are replayed in the brain
what brain structure is primarily involved in reactivation?
hippocampus
