EXAM 3 TOMORROW

Prefrontal cortex

working memory

hippocampus

spatial memory

temporal lobe

declarative memory

Amygdala

fear learning

Cerebellum

motor action learning and memory

What is memory?

The nervous system’s capacity to retain and retrieve skills and knowledge

Memory is the processing of information

Memory phases

encoding , storage,retrieval

Encoding

Occurs at the time of learning • Brain changes information into a neural code that it can use

Storage

The retention of the coded information happens via consolidation. • Consolidation: Neural connections that support the memory become stronger.

retrieval

Recalling Retrieval or remembering stored information

recall

retrieving information learned earlier, as in fill- in-the blank test

recognition

– identifying items previously learned, as in multiple-choice test

relearning

measured by amount of time saved when learning material again.

speed of processing

How quickly and efficiently the early steps in information processing are completed. • The amount of beta-amyloid protein in the central nervous system is related to the degree processing speed slows.

processing resources

The amount of attention one has to apply to a particular situation

inhibitory loss

The amount of attention one has to apply to a particular situation

automatic processing

CAT

Effortful processing

476-5379

Automatic Processing:

places minimal demands on attentional capacity  Gets information into the system largely without us being aware of it  Performance on tasks that depend on automatic processes do not demonstrate significant age differences

effortful processing

requires all of the available attentional capacity  When there is effort and deliberate processing involved to remember the information, age differences emerge

sensory memory

A brief and almost identical representation of the stimuli that exists in the observable environment

working memory

The active processes and structures involved in holding information in mind • Using that information to:  Solve a problem  Make a decision  Make a decision

rehearsal

The process by which information is held in working memory

working memory