6.12-6.13 neuroscience of memory

Question 1

Chantal is very afraid of clowns, no doubt because she was frightened by one when she was very young. Chantal’s memories of that fearful encounter are likely to be associated with the __________.

Answer 1

amygdala

Question 2

Henry Gustav Molaison (H.M.) suffered from profound anterograde amnesia after his __________ were surgically removed in an attempt to control his seizures.

Answer 2

hippocampi

Question 3

what type of amnesia do you have when you cannot remember things that happened before a traumatic accident?

Answer 3

retrograde amnesia

Question 4

which neurotransmitter is no longer readily produced in Alzheimer’s patients?

Answer 4

acetylcholine