Exam 12: Learning and Memory

Which two areas of the brain are activated when we identify pictures of tools from memory?

Which of the following areas of the brain has, more often than not, shown cell loss associated with aging?

Individuals with Down syndrome are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease if they live to the age of ______.

Dopamine affects consolidation by ______.

According to projected estimates, the cost of caring for Alzheimer's and other dementia patients in the U.S. will be ______.

At which part(s) of the neuron do the clumps of beta amyloid cluster?

Identifying the color of an object requires memories stored in which of the following lobes?

When researchers studied the extra chromosome 21, which is a hallmark of Down syndrome, on which gene did they find mutations?

All of the following are health risks when it comes to epigenetic changes linked to Alzheimer's EXCEPT ______.

Every time a memory is reconsolidated, it becomes ______.

While chromosomal loci associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease have been identified, the genes at those loci have not. However, genes in close proximity to the loci are related to all of the following EXCEPT ______.

What is working memory, and how does it work? How would you test an organism's extent of working memory? Design a simple test that would give you an answer.

Your grandmother unfortunately had a stroke over the weekend. You take her to the doctor, and the doctor says to expect some declarative memory loss. What will your grandmother have problems with?

A gene involved in forgetting is ______, whose protein ______ causes memory to decay.

Recently, several studies have shown a(n) ______ risk for Alzheimer's among the ______ nations.

Your great uncle Ryan, at 70 years of age, is starting to show signs of memory problems. He has difficulty remembering where he left his wallet and keys and sometimes cannot recall the names of his grandkids. If you know he has a good diet and does not drink or smoke, what disorder can you definitively rule out?

About 45 to 60 minutes after LTP, all of the following occur among dendritic spines EXCEPT ______.

The main component of beta amyloid plaques is ______, which is particularly ______.

Which of the following environmental factors triggers activity in beta amyloids and increases the occurrence of Alzheimer's 5- to 10-fold?

Research concludes that the hippocampus plays a time-limited role in ______.