cog neuro FINAL notes

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what is in the brain circuit for forming new memories

hippocampus

mamillary bodies

dorsomedial thalamus

types of memory

declarative + procedural

declarative subtypes —> episodic (autobiographical) vs semantic

procedural subtypes —> skill learning, priming, conditioning

adaptation

a trait that increases the probability that an individual will have offspring

archicortex

commonalities and differences in mammal brain structure

encephalization factor

cons: selectively emphasizing data that confirms biased expectation

how the volume of the medulla, cerebellum, cortex change when the brain volume increases

changing of cortical layers during evolution

The expansion of cortex that took place in mammals, especially among primates, is due primarily to greater growth of the outermost layers of cortex, which are the last to arise during development. Note that reptiles have three-layered cortex, compared to the basic six-layered cortex in the insectivores and other mammals.

hominin brain size timeline