Exam 9: Memory

Long-term potentiation does NOT occur unless the neurotransmitter is present in the synapse to bind to postsynaptic NMDA receptors.

The memory performance of patients K.F. and E.E., when compared to the memory performance of people with amnesia, such as patient H.M, demonstrates a double dissociation between two types of memory. Which of the following statements best describes these results?

A patient visits a neurologist and complains of memory problems like remembering telephone numbers. After a few tests, the neurologist determines that there is a large impairment in the digit span, but no impairment in remembering the past or in forming new memories. Which brain area is the most likely to be impaired?

Implicit memory is to as explicit memory is to .

Research using the mismatch field MMF), which is the magnetic equivalent of the mismatch negativity MMN), has suggested that auditory sensory memory has a duration of about

Most forms of classical conditioning can be considered declarative memory.

Which brain structure is located in the medial temporal lobe and is of particular importance in the formation of new long-term memories?

Under the standard consolidation theory, the involvement of the hippocampus in accessing memories is best described as

What is the difference between anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia? Give examples of the kinds of memories that would and would not) be impaired with each condition.

does NOT affect behavior consciously.

Neuroimaging studies of the left and right hemispheres in memory function indicate that

Imagine that B.T. and G.J. move abroad and then marry. Between moving and marrying, B.T. receives damage to his hippocampus and G.J. receives damage to her anterior temporal lobes. What might B.T. and G.J. each remember and not remember about moving and getting married? As you list each memory, include whether it is episodic or semantic. How does Ribot's Law impact your answer?

Declarative or explicit memory is knowledge that

refers to the processing of incoming information to be stored.

One property of the central executive mechanism proposed by Baddeley and Hitch is that

In the delayed nonmatching to sample task, animals are taught in a single trial that a specific object is associated with a food reward. When this object is shown again in a subsequent trial in the presence of a new object, the animal

Which of the following is NOT an area of cortex in the medial temporal lobe that interacts with the hippocampus in the formation of new long-term memories?

Describe the Baddeley-Hitch model of working memory. In your answer, provide the names and descriptions for the three major components of the model, along with their likely neurological correlates.

Define each of the three major stages of learning.

When individuals encode information that relates to themselves, which of following regions is particularly likely to be active?