Exam 24: Storage- Retaining Information in the Brain

Chickadees and other birds who store food in hundreds of places cannot remember the food storage locations months later if their ________ has been removed.

The amygdala boosts activity in the brain's memory-forming areas when stimulated by

The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as

Recalling information and holding it in working memory requires that many brain regions send input to your

Conscious memories of emotionally stressful events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the

The receptor sites of receiving neurons have been observed to increase following

A conscious memory of the name of the first president of the United States is a(n) ________ memory.

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely interfere with a person's ability to learn

The basal ganglia of the brain play a critical role in the formation of

After recovering from a stroke, Farina was able to learn how to hit a tennis ball. She is unable, however, to learn and remember the name of the rehabilitation therapist who has been working with her each day to develop her tennis swing. Farina is most likely to have suffered damage to her

Explicit memory is also known as

Procedural memories for well-learned skills such as how to ride a bicycle are typically ________ memories.

Which of the following is believed to be the synaptic basis for learning and memory?

Which of the following has been suggested as an explanation for infantile amnesia?

Studies demonstrate that learning causes permanent neural changes in the ________ of animals' neurons.

Recalling an old password and holding it in working memory would be most likely to activate the

Cheri doesn't remember that she got sick after eating oatmeal on several occasions in early childhood. However, whenever she smells oatmeal she experiences a classically conditioned feeling of nausea. Cheri's conditioned reaction indicates that she retains a(n) ________ memory.

Sea slugs, mice, and fruit flies have displayed enhanced learning following enhanced production of the protein

Damage to the ________ would most likely interfere with a person's memory of how to play the piano.

Lashley's studies, in which rats learned a maze and then had various parts of their brains surgically removed, showed that the memory