regions of the brain involved in memory

Question 1

main function of the neocortex?

Answer 1

storage of implicit memories

Question 2

encoding

Answer 2

converting information into a useable form so that it can be placed and stored

Question 3

storage

Answer 3

retention of the encoded information over time

Question 4

retrieval

Answer 4

recovery of stored information for use when needed

Question 5

chunking

Answer 5

grouping pieces of information together in order to increase the capacity of short term memory

Question 6

maintenance rehearsal

Answer 6

repeated attention to information to increase duration of short term memory

Question 7

elaborative rehearsal

Answer 7

applying meaning to information so that it can be easily retrieved from long term memory

Question 8

short term memory

Answer 8

holds limited amount of information that is consciously being attended to
duration: 12-30 seconds
capacity: 5-9 pieces of information

Question 9

sensory memory

Answer 9

entry point for new information from environmental stimuli
capacity: unlimited
duration: 0.2-4 seconds

Question 10

long term memory

Answer 10

information is encoded and stored, and can be retrieved
duration: unlimited
capacity: unlimited

Question 11

iconic memory

Answer 11

visual sensory memory
duration: 0.33 seconds

Question 12

main function of basal ganglia

Answer 12

encodes implicit procedural memories (habituation, habits)

Question 13

main function of cerebellum

Answer 13

encoding and storing implicit procedural memories

Question 14

main function of amygdala

Answer 14

regulating emotional component of memory

Question 15

main function of hippocampus

Answer 15

consolidation of explicit memories

Question 16

rehearsal

Answer 16

doing something so that information can be retained and then retrieved

Question 17

echoic memory

Answer 17

auditory sensory memory
stores sound for 3-4 seconds

Question 18

explicit memory

Answer 18

memory that is consciously retrieved consisting of semantic and episodic memories

Question 19

semantic

Answer 19

facts

Question 20

episodic

Answer 20

personally relevant events

Question 21

implicit memory

Answer 21

memory that does not require conscious retrieval, and is recalled effortlessly, consisting of classically conditioned and procedural memories

Question 22

classically conditioned memory

Answer 22

fear or reflex

Question 23

procedural memory

Answer 23

skills for things such as tying shoe lace