nonassociative learning

learning

acquisition of new knowledge

memory

retention and recall of new knowledge

equipotentiality

the theory that many areas of the cortex contribute to memory, so it is not stored in one specific place

synaptic plasticity hypothesis

information is stored in changes to synaptic connections

tractable behaviour systems

behaviour systems that are easy to control or influence, such as those of fruit flies

associative learning

learning by forming connections between stimuli or actions and their response (classical conditioning, operant conditioning)

nonassociative learning

simple learning based on instinctual reflexes (habituation, sensitisation)

habituation

reduction in response strength after repeated stimulation

sensitisation

increase in response after repeated stimulation

homosynaptic plasticity

changes only occur at one synapse

protein kinase A

kinase activated by cAMP. can inactivate K channels and promote Ca channel opening