Chapter 13 Quiz Flashcards
(18 cards)
The most striking memory impairment suffered by Henry Molaison (patient H.M) was an inability to form new memories, also known as _________________ amnesia.
anterograde
The ____________________, a structure shaped like a sea horse, is responsible for transferring declarative memories to long term memory. This structure is located in the medial temporal lobe.
hippocampus
Place cells, which are located in the hippocampus, become active in birds when searching for previously-hidden food. Helping them remember where things are, these cells help animals create a ______________ _______.
cognitive map
The main cause of Korsakoff’s syndrome is lack of _____________ due to chronic alcoholism.
thiamine
True/False: In rat experiments on memory and learning, rats raised in the enriched environment experienced poorer social skills, slower learning, and fewer dendritic connections.
False
Children who have inherited PKU can be helped by ___________ manipulation.
dietary
True/False: H.M. retained the ability to form implicit or procedural memories, which are memories of how to do things.
True
A neuron that is not well connected to other neurons is at risk of dying through programmed cell death. This is also know as: _________________
apoptosis
The best definition for long term potentiation (LTP) is: a stable and enduring _____________ in the effectiveness of synapses following repeated strong stimulation.
increase
Once new neurons migrate to the area where they will ultimately mature, they begin to take on the characteristics of neurons in their particular regions. This process is known as cell ________________
differentiation
Neurogenesis is the ____________ division of nonneuronal cells to produce neurons
mitotic
Declarative memory is a memory that can be stated or _________________.
described
Synaptogenesis is the establishment of synaptic ___________________ as axons and dendrites grow.
connections
Semantic memory is the generalized _________________ memory, such as knowing the meaning of a word.
declarative
Neuroplasticity is the ability of the nervous system to change in response to experience or the _____________________.
environment
Phenotype is the sum of an individual’s ________________ characteristic at one particular time.
physical
Episodic memory is memory of a particular ______________ or a particular time and place.
incident
Hebbian synapse is a synapse that is _______________________ when it successfully drives the postsynaptic cell.
strengthened
