Deck 18: Extension: B - Learning and Memory

Question 1

Use the following to answer questions:
For each task, answer
recurring nonsense syllables ___

A) if it is more disrupted by left hemisphere lesions
B) if it is more disrupted by right hemisphere lesions
C) if there is no discernible difference between left and right hemisphere lesions on performance of the task.

Answer 1

if it is more disrupted by left hemisphere lesions

Question 2

Use the following to answer question 5:
The explicit memory model proposed by the authors suggests that various components of this system may be specialized for different aspects of memory processing. Show your memory retrieval skills by matching each structure with the most appropriate alternative from the list below.
diencephalon ___

A)episodic memory
B)confabulation
C)emotional coloring
D)recognition memory

Answer 2

confabulation

Question 3

What is the reasoning behind the recommendation that students can improve their exam scores if they study by writing out the material to be learned?

Answer 3

Recall is dependent upon the learning/encoding phase. Remembering the gist won't help with learning the details (which can be enhanced by writing out notes). This involves top-down processing.

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the hippocampal structure in each question with the correct option from the list below.
perforant path ___

A)location of granule cells
B)neocortex-hippocampus pathway
C)location of pyramidal cells
D)hippocampus-thalamus pathway

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions:
For each task, answer
Corsi block - tapping ___

A) if it is more disrupted by left hemisphere lesions
B) if it is more disrupted by right hemisphere lesions
C) if there is no discernible difference between left and right hemisphere lesions on performance of the task.

Question 6

Use the following to answer question 5:
The explicit memory model proposed by the authors suggests that various components of this system may be specialized for different aspects of memory processing. Show your memory retrieval skills by matching each structure with the most appropriate alternative from the list below.
perirhinal cortex ___

A)episodic memory
B)confabulation
C)emotional coloring
D)recognition memory

Question 7

Identify three theories on the role of the hippocampus in memory, and list objections to each.

Question 8

Distinguish between implicit and explicit memory, giving examples of neuropsychological tests for each type of memory.

Question 9

What characterizes Tulving's concept of autonoetic memory?

Question 10

Use the following to answer question 5:
The explicit memory model proposed by the authors suggests that various components of this system may be specialized for different aspects of memory processing. Show your memory retrieval skills by matching each structure with the most appropriate alternative from the list below.
hippocampus ___

A)episodic memory
B)confabulation
C)emotional coloring
D)recognition memory

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions:
For each task, answer
face recognition ___

A) if it is more disrupted by left hemisphere lesions
B) if it is more disrupted by right hemisphere lesions
C) if there is no discernible difference between left and right hemisphere lesions on performance of the task.

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the hippocampal structure in each question with the correct option from the list below.
fimbria fornix ___

A)location of granule cells
B)neocortex-hippocampus pathway
C)location of pyramidal cells
D)hippocampus-thalamus pathway

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions:
For each task, answer
Hebb recurring - digits ___

A) if it is more disrupted by left hemisphere lesions
B) if it is more disrupted by right hemisphere lesions
C) if there is no discernible difference between left and right hemisphere lesions on performance of the task.

Question 14

Use the following to answer question 5:
The explicit memory model proposed by the authors suggests that various components of this system may be specialized for different aspects of memory processing. Show your memory retrieval skills by matching each structure with the most appropriate alternative from the list below.
amygdala ___

A)episodic memory
B)confabulation
C)emotional coloring
D)recognition memory

Question 15

Distinguish between episodic and semantic memory, and give an example of each.

Question 16

What is system consolidation? What is its relation to memory reconsolidation?

Question 17

In what ways is H.M.'s amnesic condition similar to that of a patient with Korsakoff's syndrome? In what ways is it different?

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the hippocampal structure in each question with the correct option from the list below.
dentate gyrus ___

A)location of granule cells
B)neocortex-hippocampus pathway
C)location of pyramidal cells
D)hippocampus-thalamus pathway

Question 19

Within the proposed anatomical model for explicit memory, different components may have different roles. Comment on the possible roles in explicit memory for each of the following: the amygdala, hippocampus, and perirhinal cortex.

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the hippocampal structure in each question with the correct option from the list below.
Ammon's horn ___

A)location of granule cells
B)neocortex-hippocampus pathway
C)location of pyramidal cells
D)hippocampus-thalamus pathway

Question 21

Describe the general course of Alzheimer's disease in terms of memory difficulties and related affected brain regions.

Question 22

Discuss the relationship of emotional memories with explicit and implicit memories.

Question 23

What neural structures are thought to be involved in implicit memory? What is the evidence for or against including the motor cortex in this system?

Question 24

Comment on the hypothesis that damage to the diencephalon is simply a deconnection of the hippocampal circuitry and that is the explanation of diencephalic amnesia.

Question 25

What is the evidence for a neural mechanism for working memory in the frontal cortex?

Question 26

What is the evidence to support the concept of short - term memory as distinct from other forms of memory?

Question 27

What are the neural pathways that differentiate fear conditioning and classical conditioning?

Question 28

Characterize the differences between left and right temporal lobe damage with respect to amnesic symptoms.