UNIT 3, AOS2, Dot point 5 (brain structures)

Question 1

What are implicit memories?

Answer 1

memories without awareness

Question 2

what are explicit memories?

Answer 2

Explicit memories are those that require conscious effort.

Question 3

What are procedural memories?

Answer 3

Procedural memories implicit memories that store how to do things, like riding a bike or tying your shoes.
Think of step-by-step actions your body remembers, even if your brain isn’t thinking about them.

Question 4

What are declarative memories?

Answer 4

Declarative memories are explicit memories — meaning they require conscious effort to recall.
They include:

Semantic memory (facts and knowledge)

Episodic memory (personal experiences)

“Declare = Tell” — You can declare or talk about these memories, like telling a story (episodic) or sharing facts (semantic).

Question 5

What is the hippocampus responsible for in memory?

Answer 5

The hippocampus is a brain structure that is mainly involved in encoding explicit memories (like facts and personal experiences).

Question 6

What is the amygdala responsible for in memory?

Answer 6

The amygdala is a brain structure that helps encode the emotional parts of memories, especially fear and other strong emotions.

Question 7

What is the neocortex responsible for in memory?

Answer 7

The neocortex is a brain structure that stores explicit memories, such as facts and personal experiences.

Question 8

What is the role of the basal ganglia?

Answer 8

It is a brain structure that encodes and stores implicit (procedural) memories and unconscious habits and behaviours. It is associated with habit-forming, linking, and stimulus and response learning.

Question 9

What does the cerebellum do?

Answer 9

It is a brain structure that encodes and stores implicit procedural memories.
As a brain structure, it also controls balance, co-ordination, movement, and motor skills.