18 Questions
What is the role of the hippocampus in the consolidation of explicit memories?
Moving memories from the hippocampus to diffuse regions in the neocortex
How does damage to the amygdala affect memory?
Has little effect on implicit or explicit memory
Which brain region is critical for emotional memory?
Amygdala
What is the function of grid cells in the entorhinal cortex?
Firing in a triangular lattice pattern to encode spatial information
In food-storing birds, what is the relationship between memory and the hippocampus?
The hippocampi in food-storing birds are significantly larger than in mammals
What happens when a memory trace is restabilized through reconsolidation?
Memory is revisited and open to further consolidation
What type of neurons are found in the entorhinal cortex?
Place cells
What is the definition of learning based on the provided text?
The process of acquiring and storing information
In non-associative learning, what happens during habituation?
Strength of reaction decreases with repeated, but non-meaningful stimulus
How is the size of the hippocampi in birds and mammals related?
It is bigger in birds for spatial activities
Where do intention cells, which provide input to the hippocampus, originate from?
Prefrontal cortex
Classical conditioning involves the conditioning of a response. What is the role of UCS in classical conditioning?
Stimulus that automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning
What is the term used to describe the process of forming new declarative memories?
Consolidation
What is the Memory trace according to the text?
A representation in the brain of previous experience involving synapses
What can food-storing birds do as part of their memory capabilities?
Unearth seeds they hid later with priority
How does sensitization differ from habituation in non-associative learning?
Sensitization leads to an increased response to a stimulus after another or the same stimulus
What type of neuron is responsible for encoding information in the hippocampus?
Pyramidal neurons
What is classical (Pavlovian) conditioning associated with?
Linking neutral stimuli with involuntary responses
Test your knowledge on the role of the hippocampus in the formation of new declarative memories in humans, with a focus on the case of 'Patient HM' who suffered severe amnesia after his hippocampus was removed. Explore concepts of retrograde amnesia and the impact on memory.
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