Week 5 (limbic system)

Question 1

Basal Ganglia

Answer 1

Deep nuclei that coordinate all cortical activity into one behavioral output

Question 2

Explicit memory

Answer 2

“declarative memory”, recall of factual information: episodic (personal facts) and semantic (general facts); occurs in the hippocampus

Question 3

Implicit memory

Answer 3

“Procedural memory”, recall of how to do things: learned gradually over repeated experiences; occurs in the basal ganglia

Question 4

Limbic system

Answer 4

Involved in human emotion regulation by providing affective tone and interpreting affect

Question 5

Motor Loop

Answer 5

Takes in sensory input, consolidates and decides correct motor output

Question 6

Cognitive/Associative Loop

Answer 6

Helps with learning and cognition through higher cortical functions and motor learning

Question 7

Limbic system

Answer 7

Involved in human emotion regulation by providing affective tone and interpreting affect; located in the center of the brain in the subcortical region

Question 8

Role of amygdala

Answer 8

Regulates mood and emotional responses; receives input from neutral sensory stimuli (associative learning takes place if reinforcer is present)

Question 9

Orbital medial prefrontal cortex and emotional learning

Answer 9

Involved in emotional learning through ongoing analysis and modification of behavior when reinforcement contingencies are rapidly changing