Learning and Memory Flashcards
1
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primitive emotional responses
A
hypothalamus
2
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prefrontal cortex
A
chief executive of the brain
3
Q
amygdala
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storage of emotional memories
4
Q
hippocampus
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episodic memory
5
Q
frontal cortex
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judgment, decision-making, morality, compassion, responsibility
6
Q
AMPA receptors
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basal synaptic transmission
7
Q
NMDA receptors
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activated with cells are depolarized, blocked by Mg2+
8
Q
CaMKII
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kinase that inserts AMPA receptors in postsynaptic terminal to increase sensitivity –> long-term potentiation (LTP)
9
Q
calcineurin
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phosphatase that removes AMPA receptors from postsynaptic terminal to decrease sensitivity –> long-term depression (LTD)
10
Q
neurogranin
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controls synaptic plasticity balance through regulation of CAM availibility
11
Q
with aging. ______ becomes easier to activate than ______
A
calcineurin, CaMKII
