memory and cognition

Question 1

cognition

Answer 1

thought processing behvaour
intergatoin of all sensory information to make sense of a situation

Question 2

neuronal plasicty

Answer 2

abiltiy of brain to adapt, though central neurons change connection due to learning experiences

Question 3

assocation area

Answer 3

intergration of information from multiple sources

Question 4

name of assoication areas

Answer 4

sensory assocation area
motor assocation area
preforta assocation area
auditory assocation area
visual assocation area

Question 5

what is the role of the hippocampus

Answer 5

formation of memories

Question 6

role of cortex

Answer 6

storage of memories

Question 7

role of thalamus

Answer 7

searches and accesses memorries

Question 8

what is part of the limbic system

Answer 8

cingulate gyrus
hipppocampus
amygdala
hypothalamus

Question 9

role of cingulate gyrus

Answer 9

emotion

Question 10

role of amygdala

Answer 10

emotion and memory

Question 11

hypothalamus fuciotn

Answer 11

links betwen emtion an ans response

Question 12

what is the limbic system mianly for

Answer 12

insticive behaviorus , such as thirst, sex hunger
emotive behaviour - theses are driven by reward and avoid punishment

Question 13

what experneic are heard to remember by the limbic system

Answer 13

those which do not have a reward or a punishment

Question 14

role of hippocamus

Answer 14

all sensory informaiton goes though it
needed for the formation of new memories

Question 15

what is bilaterla hipcampla dmage effect

Answer 15

loss of senosry memories, but have intact long tem memres, meaing that they cannot form new memories

Question 16

how long does immediate or sensory memory last

Answer 16

a few seconds

Question 17

which decay faster visual or auditayr sensory memories

Answer 17

visual - 1 second
auditoary 4 seconds

Question 18

what is short term memory length

Answer 18

seconds to hours

Question 19

what type of pathway in the brain is used for short term memory

Answer 19

reverberating circuits

Question 20

how long does intermediate long term memory last for

Answer 20

hours to week

Question 21

what type of change in the brain is seen with intermediate long term memory

Answer 21

chemical adaptations in t presynaptic termial

Question 22

what is long term memory lenght

Answer 22

lifelong

Question 23

what chagnes in brain is seeen in long term memory

Answer 23

changes in sympatic connection with a stucualt change

Question 24

what is a reverbeating circit

Answer 24

short term memory, where a ciruclar cuitc, will be retain the information for a short time, and can be exitited by a stimulus

Question 25

what causes a revernating cuircuit to change into a intermide long term memory

Answer 25

depending on frequent the cirucit is acitivated

Question 26

amnesia

Answer 26

memory loss due to reverberation is disrupted

Question 27

what are teh types of amnesia

Answer 27

anterograde, and reterograde

Question 28

what is anterograde amnesia

Answer 28

cannot recall events that happen after an injury. ie. form new memories

Question 29

what is reterograde ameis

Answer 29

can't remember events that happend before teh injury, or past events

Question 30

when does retrograde amnesia occur

Answer 30

when the thalams is damaged and the hippothalamus is spared

Question 31

role of thalamus

Answer 31

searching existing memory bank

Question 32

what type of moleucle is used for intermeida long term memory

Answer 32

ca

Question 33

how is ca effected in long term memories

Answer 33

increse ca into presymaptic termis, increas neruotramsion relase

Question 34

what are the stucual changes in long term memories

Answer 34

increases neural transimon reals on presymatic membarne incras number of nerual trannon vessical stored and released increase number of presynaptic termials

Question 35

what is the effect on long term member on the graded member postinal

Answer 35

incrase its amplitude

Question 36

what is long term potential

Answer 36

stenging of synape as reuslt of incras in ampltie in graded membrane potentl

Question 37

what are teh 2 types of long term memory

Answer 37

desclaritive or expliciti memory proceduar/ reflextive/ implicit memory

Question 38

what is declarative or explicit memory

Answer 38

memory for events and wors and rules

Question 39

what stucure is controller for declartive memory

Answer 39

hippocampus

Question 40

what is proceudla memory

Answer 40

motor memeor, through repeptation e..g plyaing a sport

Question 41

what stucure is procedual memory associated with

Answer 41

cerebellum

Question 42

what is consolidaton

Answer 42

short term meory turning into long termm memory

Question 43

what are the stuucres of the frontal cortexs papez cirucit

Answer 43

hippocampus, mamillary bodies, anterior thalamus, cingulate gyrus

Question 44

funcito of papez cirucit

Answer 44

reverberating activy that conties tohought

Question 45

role of frontal cortex

Answer 45

acess wiethe ra memor is signicat in term of lyamtic syetm

Question 46

how to decide if a memory is still signifaicat

Answer 46

it is decied by forna ore, and rewriitn int papelx ciruicts