Review sheet for third exam
Note: This is only a partial list of terms
and concepts. There may be other
terms and concepts with which you should be familiar. In order to perform well on an exam, you should not only
know the definition of a concept, but be able to provide examples or
experiments that support it.
Methods for improving your
memory
Mnemonic
techniques
Naïve
Mnemonics
Technical
Mnemonics
How
useful are mnemonic techniques?
External memory
Commercial Memory aids
What types are effective and
in what situations?
Engrams
Neural communication:
Neurons, Dendrites, Axons, Myelin Sheath.
Changes in the brain during
learning
Habituation/sensitization
of aplysia
Long
Term Potentiation
Hebb’s
two-stage process of memory formation
Consolidation theory
Testing
consolidation theory with ECS
Arousal
and consolidation
Effects of drugs on memory
Where does consolidation
occur in the brain?
Retrograde and Anterograde
amnesia
Memory anomalies:
Déjà vu, Jamais Vu, time-gap experiences
Psychological vs. organic
memory disorders
Psychological disorders
Psychogenic
amnesia, psychogenic fugue, multiple personality disorder
Organic disorders, what
causes them?
Classic Amnesia syndrome
The case of H.M.
Transient global amnesia
Specific memory disorders
Aphasia, apraxia, pospagnosia
Korsakoff’s syndrome
Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease