Exam 14:How Do We Learn and Remember? Part A

One day Melissa was trapped alone in an elevator for almost 3 hours when the power went out.Now,whenever she gets near an elevator,she freezes up and starts gasping for air as if she cannot breathe.This is an example of:

Alzheimer disease:

A patient who sustained a brain injury in a mountain biking accident has a peculiar memory deficit.He has normal working memory and good long-term memory.However,he is completely unable to remember any personal events in his life,such as his college graduation or his birthday party from less than a week ago.You suspect that he may have damage to his:

Explicit memory relies mainly on _____ processes,and implicit memory relies mainly on _____ processes.

Which of the following types of cells are NOT found in the hippocampus or entorhinal cortex?

During LTP,_____ enters postsynaptic NMDA receptors to begin a chain of events that leads to an increase in the number of postsynaptic AMPA receptors.

Which of the following is NOT part of the neural circuit for emotional memories?

Neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are often found in patients with:

One of your friends routinely uses "study pills" (Ritalin)to help him stay awake and pull all-nighters during exam time.Normally,if he takes a small dose he is fine,but lately when he takes the same dose he gets extremely agitated and cannot sit still.The same dose is having a larger effect on him than it used to.This is an example of:

H.M. ,the memory patient described in your text,underwent:

Monkeys with perirhinal lesions are impaired at _____,and monkeys with hippocampal lesions are impaired at _____.

Research in individuals with highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM)has revealed that they are _____ to false memories.

The Gollin Figure Test and the Pursuit Rotor Task are used to assess: