MEMORIEZ Flashcards

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creating memories

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brain stores info by physically changing connections between neurons

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synaptogenesis

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growing new connections

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synaptic strength

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increasing strength of a connection

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reminiscence bump

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people over 50 asked to remember events from their lives. better memories during childhood fewer memories from middle age

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flashbulb memories

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memory for circumstances surrounds shocking highly charged important events

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memories

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can be easily distorted over time, and can be loss due to illness and injury

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7
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anatta

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the buddhist doctrine of “no self “

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self concept

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belief and feelings about one self

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self awareness

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awareness of self

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ego theories

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self feels continuous because it is
dualism is a from of ego theory
“single thing can be called the self “

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bundle theories

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the self is an illusion
no single thing that is a self
the self iss a continually changing set of sensations. and perceptions

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roger sperry

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conducted first split brain research

found that the two halves can function independently

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Left hemisphere

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controls right side of body and sees right side of visual field
CONTROLS LANGUAGE and is only conscious

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right hemisphere

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sees left side of visual field and controls left side of body
unable to communicate w out left hemisphere
FUNCTIONS LIKE A COMPUTER it processes info w out any conscious experience

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