5B brain structures involved in memory Flashcards

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long term memory

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a store of memory in which potentially unlimited amount of information is stored for a relatively permanent amount of time

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explicit memory

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type of memory that is consciously retrived

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implicit memory

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type of memory that is unconsciously retrieved

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semantic memory

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type of explicit memory that consists of general knowledge and facts

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episodic memory

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type of episodic memory that consists of personal experiences or events

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procedural memory

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type of implicit memory that involves knowing how to carry out tasks that are facilitated by motor skills

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classically conditioned memory

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type of implicit memory that involves an involuntary response such as fear to a stimulus which has been repeatedly associated with an emotionally arousing stimulus

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hippocampus

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brain structure that is primarily involved in encoding explicit memory

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amygdala

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brain structure that is primarily involved in encoding the emotional components of memories

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neocortex

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brain structure that stores explicit memories

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basal ganglia

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brain structure that is involved in ending procedural and classically conditioned memories that are associated with unconscious habits, behaviours or procedures

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cerebellum

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brain structure that encodes and stores procedural memories

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