Cortex Flashcards
what does the limbic system deal with
emotions and memory
what is a major output fiber bundle of the limbic system
fornix
where is the reticular formation
brain stem
what does the reticular formation control
brain arousal
what is the cinglulate gyrus important for
relaying memory information
what is the septal nuclei important for
activates cingluate gyrus and rest of limbic system
what is the amygdala in control of
control of emotional reactions
what else does the hippocampus do
memory formation
what does the brocas area do
production of language
what is the wernickes area for
comprehension of language
what hemisphere are the brocas and wernickes area in
left hemisphere
what are the three principles of memory
storage
processing
memory traces
what principle of memory occurs in stages and is continually changing
storage
what principle of memory is accomplished by the hippocampus and surroudning strucgtures
processing
what principle of memory are chemical or structural changes that encode memroy
memory traces
what four factors affect transfer of memory from STM to LTM
emotional state
rehearsal
association
automatic memory
what are the two categories of memory
fact/declaritive memory
skill memory
what type of memory is stored with the contex in which it was learned
declarative memory
how is skill memory aquired
through practice
which is less conscious: skill memory or declarative memory
skill memory
what limbic system structures does fact memory involve
hippocampus and amygdala
what areas of the diencephalon are involved in fact memory
thalamus
hypothalamus
what does the basal ganglia do in skill memory
mediates automatic responsees between stimulus and motor response
what type of memory involves the premotor and motor cortex
skill memory
