Question 1

In early studies of medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in monkeys, the cortex underlying the hippocampus and amygdala was always damaged because the lesions were

Accepted Answer

A)  electrolytic. 
B)  epileptic. 
C)  cryogenic 
D)  made by aspiration. 
E)  bilateral. 
A)  electrolytic. 
B)  epileptic. 
C)  cryogenic 
D)  made by aspiration. 
E)  bilateral.

Question 2

Hippocampectomy in rats usually involves damage to a small area of overlying __________ so that the aspiration can be performed.

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal cortex 
B)  frontal cortex 
C)  amygdala 
D)  medial temporal cortex 
E)  temporal cortex 
A)  parietal cortex 
B)  frontal cortex 
C)  amygdala 
D)  medial temporal cortex 
E)  temporal cortex

Question 3

R.B.'s amnesia was similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  H.M.'s. amnesia, but less severe. 
B)  H.M.'s. amnesia, but more severe. 
C)  Korsakoff's amnesia. 
D)  Alzheimer's amnesia. 
E)  other causes of cerebral ischemia. 
A)  H.M.'s. amnesia, but less severe. 
B)  H.M.'s. amnesia, but more severe. 
C)  Korsakoff's amnesia. 
D)  Alzheimer's amnesia. 
E)  other causes of cerebral ischemia.

Question 4

In a nutshell, H.M.'s main problem seems to be that he

Accepted Answer

A)  has no long-term memories. 
B)  can form no new long-term memories. 
C)  can form no new explicit long-term memories. 
D)  has a devastating retrograde amnesia for remote events. 
E)  can form no new implicit long-term memories. 
A)  has no long-term memories. 
B)  can form no new long-term memories. 
C)  can form no new explicit long-term memories. 
D)  has a devastating retrograde amnesia for remote events. 
E)  can form no new implicit long-term memories.

Question 5

Damage to the brains of Alzheimer's patients is often apparent in the

Accepted Answer

A)  medial temporal lobe structures. 
B)  basal forebrain. 
C)  prefrontal cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  medial temporal lobe structures. 
B)  basal forebrain. 
C)  prefrontal cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

Rats can perform the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

Accepted Answer

A)  only at chance levels. 
B)  at levels that are only slightly above chance. 
C)  at levels that are not significantly above chance. 
D)  almost as well as monkeys at retention delays up to a minute or so. 
E)  as well as humans when food is involved. 
A)  only at chance levels. 
B)  at levels that are only slightly above chance. 
C)  at levels that are not significantly above chance. 
D)  almost as well as monkeys at retention delays up to a minute or so. 
E)  as well as humans when food is involved.

Question 7

In one common type of LTP experiment, the perforant path is stimulated and the response is recorded in the

Accepted Answer

A)  neocortex. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  granule-cell layer of the hippocampal dentate gyrus. 
D)  motor neuron. 
E)  nictitating-membrane circuit. 
A)  neocortex. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  granule-cell layer of the hippocampal dentate gyrus. 
D)  motor neuron. 
E)  nictitating-membrane circuit.

Question 8

Illustrated here is the time course of events occurring before and after

Accepted Answer

A)  concussion. 
B)  contusion. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  islands of memory. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  concussion. 
B)  contusion. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  islands of memory. 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Mumby and his colleagues showed that object-recognition deficits that were caused in rats by cerebral ischemia could be prevented by the bilateral removal of the

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  rhinal cortex. 
D)  cingulate. 
E)  reinforcement. 
A)  hippocampus. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  rhinal cortex. 
D)  cingulate. 
E)  reinforcement.

Question 10

Which of the following medial diencephalic structures are commonly damaged in Korsakoff patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus 
B)  mediodorsal nuclei 
C)  mammillary bodies 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C 
A)  thalamus 
B)  mediodorsal nuclei 
C)  mammillary bodies 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C

Question 11

Long-term potentiation

Accepted Answer

A)  is usually induced by the intense stimulation of motor neurons. 
B)  cannot be induced by electrical stimulation. 
C)  has been most commonly studied in several different neural circuits in the hippocampus. 
D)  has not been studied in mammals. 
E)  is not associated with changes in synaptic transmission. 
A)  is usually induced by the intense stimulation of motor neurons. 
B)  cannot be induced by electrical stimulation. 
C)  has been most commonly studied in several different neural circuits in the hippocampus. 
D)  has not been studied in mammals. 
E)  is not associated with changes in synaptic transmission.

Question 12

One of the major turning points in the study of the neuropsychology of memory was the year H.M. had his operation:

Accepted Answer

A)  1923. 
B)  1934. 
C)  1953. . 
D)  1983. 
E)  1991 
A)  1923. 
B)  1934. 
C)  1953. . 
D)  1983. 
E)  1991

Question 13

On which of the following tests did H.M. display substantial long-term memory as indicated by improved performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pavlovian conditioning test 
B)  block-tapping +1 test 
C)  mirror-drawing test 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C 
A)  Pavlovian conditioning test 
B)  block-tapping +1 test 
C)  mirror-drawing test 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C

Question 14

Currently, consolidation is thought to last

Accepted Answer

A)  10 seconds. 
B)  2 minutes. 
C)  10 minutes. 
D)  2 days. 
E)  a very long time, if not indefinitely. 
A)  10 seconds. 
B)  2 minutes. 
C)  10 minutes. 
D)  2 days. 
E)  a very long time, if not indefinitely.

Question 15

Explicit memories for the particular events or experiences of one's life are __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  procedural 
C)  episodic 
D)  remote 
E)  implicit 
A)  semantic 
B)  procedural 
C)  episodic 
D)  remote 
E)  implicit

Question 16

Islands of memory following concussion are memories of

Accepted Answer

A)  a few things from lists that have been otherwise forgotten. 
B)  events that occurred during periods of time for which there is otherwise total amnesia. 
C)  implicit events that occurred during a background of amnesia for explicit events. 
D)  vacations to Hawaii. 
E)  of early childhood. 
A)  a few things from lists that have been otherwise forgotten. 
B)  events that occurred during periods of time for which there is otherwise total amnesia. 
C)  implicit events that occurred during a background of amnesia for explicit events. 
D)  vacations to Hawaii. 
E)  of early childhood.

Question 17

The main source of the brain's acetylcholine is the

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal cortex. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  basal forebrain. 
D)  mammillary bodies. 
E)  substantia nigra. 
A)  frontal cortex. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  basal forebrain. 
D)  mammillary bodies. 
E)  substantia nigra.

Question 18

Which of the following has been used extensively in the assessment of explicit object-recognition deficits in monkeys?

Accepted Answer

A)  radial arm maze 
B)  one-trial appetitive learning paradigm 
C)  nondelayed matching-to-sample task 
D)  delayed nonmatching-to-sample task 
E)  Mumby box 
A)  radial arm maze 
B)  one-trial appetitive learning paradigm 
C)  nondelayed matching-to-sample task 
D)  delayed nonmatching-to-sample task 
E)  Mumby box

Question 19

Although much evidence from various species suggests that hippocampal damage disrupts spatial memory, evidence from __________ has been inconsistent.

Accepted Answer

A)  mice 
B)  primates 
C)  birds 
D)  rats 
E)  place cells 
A)  mice 
B)  primates 
C)  birds 
D)  rats 
E)  place cells

Question 20

The aspect of R.M.'s case that is most ironic is that

Accepted Answer

A)  he is a sleep researcher who sleeps a lot. 
B)  during his amnesia, his circadian cycles were disturbed. 
C)  during his posttraumatic amnesia, when he recalled few of the details of his own life, he remembered the case of H.M. 
D)  he should not have been skiing after a head injury. 
E)  he never forgot how to ski during his amnesia.. 
A)  he is a sleep researcher who sleeps a lot. 
B)  during his amnesia, his circadian cycles were disturbed. 
C)  during his posttraumatic amnesia, when he recalled few of the details of his own life, he remembered the case of H.M. 
D)  he should not have been skiing after a head injury. 
E)  he never forgot how to ski during his amnesia..

In early studies of medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in monkeys, the cortex underlying the hippocampus and amygdala was always damaged because the lesions were

Hippocampectomy in rats usually involves damage to a small area of overlying __________ so that the aspiration can be performed.

R.B.'s amnesia was similar to

In a nutshell, H.M.'s main problem seems to be that he

Damage to the brains of Alzheimer's patients is often apparent in the

Rats can perform the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

In one common type of LTP experiment, the perforant path is stimulated and the response is recorded in the

Illustrated here is the time course of events occurring before and after

Mumby and his colleagues showed that object-recognition deficits that were caused in rats by cerebral ischemia could be prevented by the bilateral removal of the

Which of the following medial diencephalic structures are commonly damaged in Korsakoff patients?

Long-term potentiation

One of the major turning points in the study of the neuropsychology of memory was the year H.M. had his operation:

On which of the following tests did H.M. display substantial long-term memory as indicated by improved performance?

Currently, consolidation is thought to last

Explicit memories for the particular events or experiences of one's life are __________ memories.

Islands of memory following concussion are memories of

The main source of the brain's acetylcholine is the

Which of the following has been used extensively in the assessment of explicit object-recognition deficits in monkeys?

Although much evidence from various species suggests that hippocampal damage disrupts spatial memory, evidence from __________ has been inconsistent.

The aspect of R.M.'s case that is most ironic is that

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In early studies of medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in monkeys, the cortex underlying the hippocampus and amygdala was always damaged because the lesions were

Hippocampectomy in rats usually involves damage to a small area of overlying __________ so that the aspiration can be performed.

R.B.'s amnesia was similar to

In a nutshell, H.M.'s main problem seems to be that he

Damage to the brains of Alzheimer's patients is often apparent in the

Rats can perform the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

In one common type of LTP experiment, the perforant path is stimulated and the response is recorded in the

Illustrated here is the time course of events occurring before and after

Mumby and his colleagues showed that object-recognition deficits that were caused in rats by cerebral ischemia could be prevented by the bilateral removal of the

Which of the following medial diencephalic structures are commonly damaged in Korsakoff patients?

Long-term potentiation

One of the major turning points in the study of the neuropsychology of memory was the year H.M. had his operation:

On which of the following tests did H.M. display substantial long-term memory as indicated by improved performance?

Currently, consolidation is thought to last

Explicit memories for the particular events or experiences of one's life are __________ memories.

Islands of memory following concussion are memories of

The main source of the brain's acetylcholine is the

Which of the following has been used extensively in the assessment of explicit object-recognition deficits in monkeys?

Although much evidence from various species suggests that hippocampal damage disrupts spatial memory, evidence from __________ has been inconsistent.

The aspect of R.M.'s case that is most ironic is that

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