PSY397H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Flashbulb Memory, Pyramidal Cell, False Memory
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Lecture 5: test, 4-5 short answer questions, requires drawing a diagram. Hippocampal output pathway and intrinsic circuit: the ca3 ca1 connection is glutamatergic (glutamate binds to ndma receptors on the. 1: at the time of recall the memory becomes plastic again and when you reconsolidate it sometimes it stays the same and other times new information changes the memory slightly. Virtual maze: a virtual maze for humans, a video game of a maze, over time the participants create a visual map of the maze and are able to find their way of time. Mri of the hippocampus: during virtual maze navigation the hippocampus lights up. 2: before gps"s were invented taxi drivers had enhanced hippocampus (it was larger, because they needed to learn their way around. Primate and rodent brains: there are similarities in the hippocampus between primates and rodent.
