Brittany Coughlin UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences October 8, 2015
1. What are the two types of memory? 2. Are all memories stored in a single brain region? 3. What happens at the level of the neuron when memories form? Source:
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Declarative (explicit) Nondeclarative (implicit)
Are all memories stored in the same region of the brain?
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Medial temporal lobe (hippocampus): Necessary for forming long-term memories (new declarative memories) Does not store old declarative memories Does not store nondeclarative memories
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Action Potentials vs. Excitatory Post-Synaptic Potentials (EPSPs)
What do synapses and communication between neurons have to do with memory?? Synaptic plasticity ml ml
1. What are the two types of memory? 2. Are all memories stored in a single brain region? 3. What happens at the level of the neuron when memories form? Source:
1. What are the two types of memory? Declarative & nondeclarative 2. Are all memories stored in a single brain region? No 3. What happens at the level of the neuron when memories form? The strength of synaptic connections between neurons increases.