BIO SCI 35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Beta Blocker, Adderall, Retrograde Amnesia

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIO SCI 35
• Professor: Andrea Nicholas

Document Summary

Sonata for two pianos in d major, k. 448 by mozart. This piece of music has been shown to improve memory in college students before a test. Suggests that the human brain is capable of remembering everything. His brain was missing the part that decides whether the memory goes into the short-term part or the long-term part, everything just goes to the long-term. Start studying right after the lecture; don"t wait until you forget most of it three weeks later. Eliminate distractions; focused attention is required for consolidation. After you review the material, try to replicate it either verbally or in written form. Memory improves with an emotional response, or norepinephrine. Sometimes memory for a traumatic event is too strong: post-traumatic stress disorder. Soldiers are often taking norepinephrine stimulants (adderall), which may increase their ptsd risk. You can block bad memories from consolidating by blocking norepinephrine beta receptors.