NS 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Neuropathology, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neurofibrillary Tangle
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Learning outcomes and summary for memory: general things about memory. The encoding, storage, and retrieval of learned information. The engram of memory, be able to describe what represents memory, and the evidence for that. The engram of memory is the physical embodiment of memory. Evidence comes from that with age we loose memory function, and its mostly the amount of synapses that decrease (not the number of neurons). We also know that during learning, there are physical changes to the dendritic spines which signifies a change in connectivity between neurons. Changes in network function are related to changes in: Long term and short term changes in synaptic strength. The process by which new information is acquired by the nervous system and is observable through changes in behavior: qualitative categories of memory (group 25, group 15, be able to list the different qualitative categories of memory.
