Chapter13_PPT Learning and Memory

Flashcards cover definitions, key concepts, and findings from the lecture on learning and memory.

The process of acquiring information is called __.

Learning

The ability to store and retrieve information is known as __.

Memory

Bilateral medial temporal lobectomy involves the removal of __ and adjacent cortex.

the medial portions of both temporal lobes

Patient H.M. suffered from __ after his surgery due to seizures.

amnesia

Anterograde amnesia refers to the loss of memory for things occurring __ a brain injury.

after

Retrograde amnesia entails the loss of memories formed __ a brain injury.

before

The inability to make new memories after H.M.'s surgery resulted in __ amnesia.

severe anterograde

Patient H.M.'s memory deficits predominantly affected his __ memory.

long-term declarative (explicit)

Priming as a type of non-declarative memory is associated with reduced activation in the __ cortex.

occipitotemporal

Skill learning, a type of non-declarative memory, does not require the __ lobe.

medial temporal

Classical conditioning requires the __, not the hippocampus, in its simplest form.

cerebellum

Neuroplasticity refers to changes in the __ and function of synapses that underlie learning and memory.

structure

The mechanism of memory that involves long-term potentiation (LTP) is critical for __.

memory formation

Hippocampal LTP is crucial for __ consolidation.

memory

The inferotemporal cortex is responsible for storing __ patterns.

visual

Procedural memory primarily involves the __ and motor cortex.

basal ganglia