Exam 14: Memory, Learning, and Development

List the steps and brain regions involved in declarative memory formation, according to the most recent model.

Research shows that rats living in enriched conditions have more dendritic branches on cortical neurons and enhanced activity of _______ neurons throughout the cortex.

Which statement about plastic changes at the level of the synapse is false?

Describe the brain damage and memory problems experienced by patient N.A., and discuss the conclusions about the neuroanatomy of memory that were suggested by this case.

The observation that NMDA receptor blockade interferes with performance in the Morris water maze provides an example of a _______ supporting the connection between LTP and memory.

Nondeclarative memory is said to deal with _______ questions.

In the simplest form of nonassociative learning,

In LTP formation, nitric oxide may serve as a(n)

The adage "cells that fire together, wire together" refers to a hypothesis proposed by

Explain how the structure of synapses can change.

In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), when a traumatic memory is reactivated it returns to a labile state; it becomes even stronger when reconsolidated in the presence of

Adult rats living in enriched conditions have more neurons in the

Which structure is not required for the conditioned eye-blink response in the rabbit?

You routinely order pizza from the same company, which is delivered in a red car with white stripes. After ordering pizza for a couple of years, you notice that any time see any red car with white stripes you feel hungry. For you, pizza delivery car has become a(n)

Patient K.C.

Imaging studies indicate that the learning of sensorimotor skills, perceptual skills, and cognitive skills are all affected by damage specifically to the

LTP in the hippocampal formation depends on the excitatory neurotransmitter

A proposed treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder involves using beta-adrenergic antagonists drugs either just before or after the traumatic event. What is the effect of this treatment?

A change in the processing of a stimulus on the basis of prior exposure to the same or similar stimuli is referred to as

Discuss research findings concerning the emotional attribute of memory in humans. How might treatments that involve altering this attribute be therapeutic in post-traumatic stress disorder?