01:119:115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Working Memory, Eukaryote, Archaea
24 Oct 2016
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Lecture 1 - biology & learning: memory & learning. Nervous system = neurons & supporting cells. Memory = 2 cells interact with each other to make memories. Chemical signals sent through synapse: long term potentiation. Activity dependent - recalling & making connections. The more one recalls the neuron receiving signal upregulates. The receiver proteins stay on for up to several weeks (you are learning ltm) Learning = using information to apply in appropriate situations. Study in segments over & over again. Brain structure determined by genetics as an embryo. How dna is used: long-term vs. short-term memory. Brain can be modified by experiences (riding a bike) How memories & experiences are made in the synapses. Use it or lose it (multiple synapses = strengthen connections) Result from the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system. Emergence - the whole is more than just the sum of its part. Bike parts assembled right = rideable bike: unifying themes.
