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What are the other 3 names for procedural memory?

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  1. Implicit memory
  2. Non-declaractive
  3. Reflexive memory
2
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What is procedural memory?

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Skills and habits that have been used so much they are automatic

3
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What are the 2 anatomic substrates for Procedural memory and function of each?

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  1. Cerebellum - motor skills
  2. Nucleus accumbens - non-motor
4
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What is declarative (aka explicit) memory?

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The conscious recognition/recollection of learned facts and experiences

5
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Declarative (aka explicit) memory is subdivided into 2 forms, what are they and what is each used for?

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1) Episodic = memory of events
2) Semantic = memory of words, language, and rules

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What are the conditions of Post-tetanic stimulation?

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  • Brief, high-frequency discharge of presynaptic neuron
  • Produces increase in NT release that lasts about 60 seconds
  • Increases probability of AP in post-synaptic cell
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What is the mechanism of Post-tetanic stimulation?

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  • High levels of stimulation allow more Ca2+ to enter terminal than could be “dealt” with
  • More Ca2+ = more vesicles fuse
  • Leading to greater NT release and greater probability of AP in post-synaptic cell
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What is defined as a series of changes in the pre- and post-synaptic neurons of a synapse which leads to increased response to the released NT?

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Long-Term Potentiation

9
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Answering a test question is an example of what kind of memory?

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Working memory

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What is the mechanism of Long-term potentiation (LTP)?

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  • Increased phosphorylation of AMPA receptors and insertion of additional AMPA receptors into post-synaptic membrane
  • Eventually, activation of calcium-calmodulin-CREB mechanism
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__________ is the process by which labile memory is stabilized (making a memory permanent)

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Consolidation

12
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Which changes are seen at the synapse for short term memory vs. long term memory?

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  • Short term memory: associated with more synaptic chemical changes
  • Long term memory: associated with more structural changes
13
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During retrieval of a memory where in the brain is the full memory reconstructed?

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Hippocampus

14
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Which part of the brain brings all the components from the cortical memories into working memory before sending this information to the hippocampus?

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Parahippocampal gyrus

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Consolidating a memory from short- to long-term requires which 4 areas of the brain?

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  1. Hippocampus
  2. Temporal lobes
  3. Papez circuit
  4. Cingulate cortex
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Which area of the brain is important in prolonging the life of the cortical “trace” of a memory as we continually recall and then restore that memory?

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Parahippocampus

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The phonological loop of working memory involves which areas?

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Wernicke’s and Brocas area (verbal information)

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The visuospatial loop of working memory involves which area of the brain?

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Occipital cortex

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The central executive of working memory requires which area of the brain?

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Prefrontal cortex

20
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Unlike other long-term memories, a detailed memory of space is stored where?

Utilizing which cells?

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  • Hippocampus
  • Special pyramidal cells in CA1 known as place cells
21
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Where are Grid cells located and what is their function?

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  • Entorhinal cortex
  • Work in conjunction with place cells
  • Spacing and orientation between fields and a reference point
22
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What is believed to act as an ‘anchor’ to the entire memory?

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Spatial memory utilizing place cells (hippocampus) and grid cells (entorhinal cortex)

23
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Hearing a French speaker and later noticing French food more often wherever you go is an example of implicit or explicit memory?

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Implicit

24
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What are the 3 components of working (short-term) memory?

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  1. Phonological loop
  2. Visuospatial loop
  3. Central executive
25
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Long-term non-declarative memproes are widely stored where?

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Sites related to motor behavior

26
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Describe the mechanism during LTP that causes an increase Na+ influx in response to future ligand binding.

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  • Calcium enters the post-synaptic cell via NMDA channels and binds to calmodulin
  • Increase in AC –> Increase in cAMP –> Phosphorylation of AMPA receptor
  • Phosphorylated AMPA remains open allowing more Na+ to enter post-synaptic cell
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Describe the mechanism during LTP that causes an increase NT release from the pre-synaptic cell.

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  • Calcium enters the NMDA receptor and binds to calcineurin
  • Increases NOS –> produces NO which diffuses to pre-synaptic cell and increases cGMP
  • Leads to an increased NT release from the pre-synaptic cell
28
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Where are the Place cells located and what do they respond to?

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  • Located in hippocampus
  • Fire when in a specific place, not just while in a room; respond even stronger when in a specific place in a room where a reward occurred