Exam 13: Learning and Memory

Memories for a stimulus or an event can be retained in ________, which lasts for ________.

The increase in synaptic strength that occurs in long-term potentiation is due to a modification of the cell that includes

In which of the following would you expect to observe an enlarged hippocampal formation?

The induction of long-term potentiation in the hippocampus would be blocked by

Explain what is meant by a place cell and discuss the role of these cells in spatial memory.

Describe the four basic forms of learning: (a) perceptual learning, (b) stimulus-response learning, (c) motor learning, and (d) relational learning. Give a brief example of each in your answer.

James Olds and Peter Milner reported that electrical stimulation of rat brain

Describe learning tasks that assess the capacity for perceptual learning, motor learning, and stimulus-response learning.

The notion that learning a conditioned emotional response to a tone involves long-term potentiation is supported by studies in which

Patient H.M. was able to perform all of the following tasks quite well EXCEPT

________ learning involves the ability to exhibit a specific behavior in the presence of a specific stimulus.

Your ability to recognize a series of photos that you looked at a month ago is an example of ________.

Associative long-term potentiation reflects increased ________ produced by changes in ________.

The distinction between implicit and explicit memories is that

Receptors for ________ are involved in long-term potentiation.

________ cortex neurons play a key role in short-term memory for all sensory systems.

The NMDA receptor controls ________ and is normally blocked by ________.

________ receptors are sparse in area CA3 of the hippocampus.

Imaging studies indicate that neural activity within the ________ is increased ________.

A genetic manipulation of the lateral amygdala that inactivates PKM-zeta protein would be expected to