NEUR 2P37 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Long-Term Memory, Caudate Nucleus, Implicit Memory
19 Jan 2017
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There is more than one kind of memory. Hm (hippocampus was removed due to severe epileptic seizures: working memory (short-term memory): Uses info to address a particular problem. Immediate what has happened memory, and will disappear after several hours; basically it only lasts for a short period of time. Has a limited capacity (max = 7 items) Includes visuospatial sketchpad and phonological loop: long term memory. Can store large quantities of information for long periods of time (potentially 100 years) There are two sub divisions of long term memory: implicit memory: encodes info that is not easy to recall or describe consciously, explicit memory: can be consciously recalled. Procedural memory refers to the knowledge of how to do something. Priming describes how past experiences increase the response to a given sensory stimulus. Striatum (made of the caudate nucleus and putamen) and the cerebellum are important for different types of implicit memory.
