Chapter 4: Learning, Memory, and Language

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Neurotrophins
________: molecules that lead to growth in synapse and an increase in responsiveness when stimulated.
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Procedural memory
________ requires processing by basal ganglia and cerebellum.
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LTP
________ happens due to changes in the strength of synapses at contacts involving N- methyl- d- aspartate (NMDA) receptors.
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Non declarative Implicit
________ /Procedural memory: the knowledge of how to do something.
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Semantic memory
________: a form of declarative knowledge that includes general facts and data.
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cerebral cortex
The ________ is important for long-term memory storage.
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superior temporal lobes
Damage to the ________ ________ _____ in both hemispheres produces word deafness.
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amygdala
The ________ plays an important role in the emotional aspect of memory.
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left temporal lobe
Damage to the ________ can produce fluent aphasia.
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speech output
In Wernicke's aphasia, ________ _______ is of normal fluency and speed but is riddled with errors in sound and word selection.
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Declarative
________ /explicit memory: the ability to learn and consciously remember facts and events.
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left posterior temporal lobe
The ________ has a sensory- motor circuit that may help with systems for speech recognition and production to communicate.
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prefrontal cortex
The ________ interacts with a network of posterior cortical areas that encode, maintain, and retrieve types of information & where important events happened & more.
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Memory
________ involves a persistent change in synapses.
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medial temporal lobe area
The ________ serves a critical role in the initial processing and storage of these memories.
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cAMP
________ activates enzymes that increase the number of synaptic receptors & the CREB.
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multiple memory
The brain has ________ systems supported by different brain regions.
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CAMP response element
________ binding protein (CREB): activates genes that direct protein synthesis.
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Brocas aphasia
________: a syndrome in which.
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inferior temporal lobes
The middle and ________ are involved with finding the meanings of words.
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anterior temporal lobe
The ________ may be a participant in sentence-level comprehension.
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FOXP2
The _______ gene codes for a protein that switches genes on and off in the brain.
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prefrontal cortex support
Areas in the ________ executive functions like selection, rehearsal, and monitoring of information retrieved from long- term memory.
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nonfluent aphasias
Damage to the left frontal lobe can produce _________ ________.
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Memory
________ is stored in distributed collections of cortical processing systems also involved in perception, processing, and analysis of learned material.
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prefrontal cortex
Working memory depends on the ________ & other cerebral cortical areas.
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speech output
In Broca's aphasia, _______ ______ is slow and halting, requires effort, and often lacks complexity in word or sentence structure.
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Declarative/explicit memory
The ability to learn and consciously remember facts and events.
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Working memory
A temporary form of declarative memory.
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Semantic memory
A form of declarative knowledge that includes general facts and data.
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Episodic memories
Personal experiences that occurred at a particular place and time.
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Non-declarative/Implicit/Procedural memory
The knowledge of how to do something.
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Long-term potentiation (LTP)
A long-lasting increase in strength of synaptic response following stimulation.
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cAMP response element binding protein (CREB)
A protein that activates genes that direct protein synthesis.
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Neurotrophins
Molecules that lead to growth in synapse and an increase in responsiveness when stimulated.
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Aphasia
A language disorder.
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Nonfluent aphasia
Aphasias where the individual loses the ability to produce speech or experiences great difficulty in producing speech.
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Brocas aphasia
a syndrome in which
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Fluent aphasia
Aphasias where the individual can still produce speech but that speech lacks any intelligible meaning.
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Word deafness
The inability to comprehend speech on any level.
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