Learning and Memory

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Note on Learning and Memory, created by Elizabeth De Leon on 27/03/2017.
Elizabeth De Leon
Note by Elizabeth De Leon, updated more than 1 year ago
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Memory systemsDeclarative memory: Dependent on medial temporal lobe, hippocampus* semantic memory (facts) - everything learned in your lifetime* episodic memory (events) -all different types of memory are dependent on different parts of the brain"Hollywood" amnesia: dramaticized * Profound forgetfulnessRegardless of modality of information (names, faces places, odors and music all forgotten)Regardless of how information is presented (visual, auditory, olfactory)*Amnesic syndrome: set of basis clinical featuresimpaired declarative but spared nondeclarativeDamage to the hippocampus:*Anterograde Amnesia- cannot form new memories*retrograde amnesia-*normal memory- remain intact* problem with consolidation of memories

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