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What condition was Henry Molaison (H.M.) seeking treatment for before his surgery?
What condition was Henry Molaison (H.M.) seeking treatment for before his surgery?
- Memory loss
- Minor seizures (correct)
- Chronic pain
- Severe depression
What was the primary surgical intervention performed on H.M.?
What was the primary surgical intervention performed on H.M.?
- Deep brain stimulation
- Removal of the hippocampus and nearby structures (correct)
- Sectioning of the corpus callosum
- Removal of the entire brain
What was a notable consequence of the surgery performed on H.M.?
What was a notable consequence of the surgery performed on H.M.?
- Improved cognitive functions
- Increased seizures
- Severe memory impairment (correct)
- Heightened emotional responses
Who performed the surgery on H.M.?
Who performed the surgery on H.M.?
Which brain structure was primarily removed during H.M.’s surgery?
Which brain structure was primarily removed during H.M.’s surgery?
What was the result of H.M.'s surgery on the frequency of his major seizures?
What was the result of H.M.'s surgery on the frequency of his major seizures?
Prior to his surgery, how often was H.M. experiencing major seizures?
Prior to his surgery, how often was H.M. experiencing major seizures?
What was the primary reason researchers were cautious about proceeding with H.M.'s surgery?
What was the primary reason researchers were cautious about proceeding with H.M.'s surgery?
What condition refers to the inability to form new memories after brain damage?
What condition refers to the inability to form new memories after brain damage?
Which type of memory remained intact for H.M. unless he was distracted?
Which type of memory remained intact for H.M. unless he was distracted?
What was the extent of H.M.'s retrograde amnesia regarding memories before surgery?
What was the extent of H.M.'s retrograde amnesia regarding memories before surgery?
What major change did H.M. experience in his emotional state after his surgery?
What major change did H.M. experience in his emotional state after his surgery?
How did H.M. perform in recalling the date and his age after his operation?
How did H.M. perform in recalling the date and his age after his operation?
What did H.M. fail to remember that highlights his long-term memory impairment?
What did H.M. fail to remember that highlights his long-term memory impairment?
What type of memories did H.M. manage to acquire post-operation, though in a limited capacity?
What type of memories did H.M. manage to acquire post-operation, though in a limited capacity?
How did H.M. react when asked to identify his appearance in a photo versus a mirror?
How did H.M. react when asked to identify his appearance in a photo versus a mirror?
In which type of memory did H.M. face especially severe impairment after his surgery?
In which type of memory did H.M. face especially severe impairment after his surgery?
What outcome became evident when patients with amnesia tried to devise their own labels for shapes?
What outcome became evident when patients with amnesia tried to devise their own labels for shapes?
What aspect of memory did H.M. retain when provided with numerical data?
What aspect of memory did H.M. retain when provided with numerical data?
What was one interesting qualification found regarding amnesic patients learning new information?
What was one interesting qualification found regarding amnesic patients learning new information?
What did research find about H.M.'s ability to learn the meanings of new words after his surgery?
What did research find about H.M.'s ability to learn the meanings of new words after his surgery?
How was H.M.'s experience with episodic memory different from his semantic memory?
How was H.M.'s experience with episodic memory different from his semantic memory?
What is the primary role of the hippocampus during memory recall?
What is the primary role of the hippocampus during memory recall?
In a radial maze task, what strategy should a rat ideally employ?
In a radial maze task, what strategy should a rat ideally employ?
What is the main issue faced by rats with hippocampal damage when navigating a radial maze?
What is the main issue faced by rats with hippocampal damage when navigating a radial maze?
How do London taxi drivers’ hippocampi adapt according to their experience?
How do London taxi drivers’ hippocampi adapt according to their experience?
What type of cells are responsible for tracking spatial memory in the hippocampus?
What type of cells are responsible for tracking spatial memory in the hippocampus?
What phenomenon indicates that a rat is imagining different routes in a maze?
What phenomenon indicates that a rat is imagining different routes in a maze?
What effect does receiving a shock in a particular location have on a rat's behavior?
What effect does receiving a shock in a particular location have on a rat's behavior?
What memory challenge do rats face when starting from different locations in the Morris water maze?
What memory challenge do rats face when starting from different locations in the Morris water maze?
What characteristic is associated with place cells depending on the environment?
What characteristic is associated with place cells depending on the environment?
What happens to place cells when a reward is experienced in a specific location?
What happens to place cells when a reward is experienced in a specific location?
What is a major conclusion from the studies on hippocampal function and navigation?
What is a major conclusion from the studies on hippocampal function and navigation?
What role do place cells and time cells play in the hippocampus?
What role do place cells and time cells play in the hippocampus?
What aspect of hippocampal function was highlighted by the discoveries of May-Britt Moser, Edvard Moser, and John O’Keefe?
What aspect of hippocampal function was highlighted by the discoveries of May-Britt Moser, Edvard Moser, and John O’Keefe?
Which area of the brain is primarily responsible for controlling habits as opposed to declarative memories?
Which area of the brain is primarily responsible for controlling habits as opposed to declarative memories?
What does the radial maze task primarily measure in rats?
What does the radial maze task primarily measure in rats?
In what way do the cells in the entorhinal cortex respond to an animal's movement?
In what way do the cells in the entorhinal cortex respond to an animal's movement?
What phenomenon can contribute to forgetting episodic memories from infancy?
What phenomenon can contribute to forgetting episodic memories from infancy?
How do habits develop in relation to the striatum?
How do habits develop in relation to the striatum?
What pattern is observed in the activity of grid cells within the entorhinal cortex?
What pattern is observed in the activity of grid cells within the entorhinal cortex?
What type of learning is primarily associated with the striatum?
What type of learning is primarily associated with the striatum?
Which type of memory is suggested to contain spatial information even when it appears irrelevant?
Which type of memory is suggested to contain spatial information even when it appears irrelevant?
What effect does habit formation have on an individual's ability to describe the process?
What effect does habit formation have on an individual's ability to describe the process?
During learning, what type of signals does the hippocampus primarily rely on?
During learning, what type of signals does the hippocampus primarily rely on?
What happens when an animal pauses for a period of time without external signals?
What happens when an animal pauses for a period of time without external signals?
What is a key survival function of the brain's system, similar to a GPS?
What is a key survival function of the brain's system, similar to a GPS?
How does the function of the striatum differ from that of the hippocampus regarding learning?
How does the function of the striatum differ from that of the hippocampus regarding learning?
What type of memory is most severely impacted by damage to the hippocampus?
What type of memory is most severely impacted by damage to the hippocampus?
How does the hippocampus function in relation to episodic memories?
How does the hippocampus function in relation to episodic memories?
Which type of memory is typically better preserved in patients with hippocampal damage?
Which type of memory is typically better preserved in patients with hippocampal damage?
What type of memory retains details such as context and sequence of events?
What type of memory retains details such as context and sequence of events?
What is the role of sharp-wave ripples in memory recall?
What is the role of sharp-wave ripples in memory recall?
Why do recent episodic memories contain more details than older memories?
Why do recent episodic memories contain more details than older memories?
What distinguishes episodic memory from semantic memory?
What distinguishes episodic memory from semantic memory?
How are episodic and semantic memories different in terms of dependence on the hippocampus?
How are episodic and semantic memories different in terms of dependence on the hippocampus?
Which of the following tasks demonstrates the declarative memory function of the hippocampus?
Which of the following tasks demonstrates the declarative memory function of the hippocampus?
What happens to memory representations over time with regard to the hippocampus and cortex?
What happens to memory representations over time with regard to the hippocampus and cortex?
What function do contextual details serve in episodic memories?
What function do contextual details serve in episodic memories?
When recalling older memories, which of the following is often observed?
When recalling older memories, which of the following is often observed?
Which memory type relies heavily on episodic context?
Which memory type relies heavily on episodic context?
What is commonly observed during the recall of autobiographical memories?
What is commonly observed during the recall of autobiographical memories?
What is the most effective strategy for predicting whether it will rain based on the given information?
What is the most effective strategy for predicting whether it will rain based on the given information?
How does the performance of people with Parkinson's disease compare to those without it in the early stages of a learning task?
How does the performance of people with Parkinson's disease compare to those without it in the early stages of a learning task?
What distinguishes the gradual learning of probabilistic information?
What distinguishes the gradual learning of probabilistic information?
What is indicated about episodic memory in patients with parietal lobe damage?
What is indicated about episodic memory in patients with parietal lobe damage?
Which memory type is affected in patients with atrophy in the temporal cortex?
Which memory type is affected in patients with atrophy in the temporal cortex?
What effect does severe stress have on healthy individuals in terms of learning?
What effect does severe stress have on healthy individuals in terms of learning?
What results from using the best guessing strategy, as mentioned?
What results from using the best guessing strategy, as mentioned?
How do patients with amnesia after hippocampal damage perform initially on similar tasks?
How do patients with amnesia after hippocampal damage perform initially on similar tasks?
What is a characteristic of the angular gyrus based on its effects during memory retrieval?
What is a characteristic of the angular gyrus based on its effects during memory retrieval?
What happens when people learn through repeated trials over time?
What happens when people learn through repeated trials over time?
How is the relationship between the hippocampus and the striatum characterized?
How is the relationship between the hippocampus and the striatum characterized?
What do the gradual improvements in patients with amnesia rely on?
What do the gradual improvements in patients with amnesia rely on?
What type of learning do healthy people under distress resemble?
What type of learning do healthy people under distress resemble?
What conclusion can be drawn about people with parietal lobe damage reflecting on their memories?
What conclusion can be drawn about people with parietal lobe damage reflecting on their memories?
How does the brain differentiate between episodic memories and other types of memories?
How does the brain differentiate between episodic memories and other types of memories?
Which area of the brain is primarily involved in both recalling past events and imagining future events?
Which area of the brain is primarily involved in both recalling past events and imagining future events?
What happens to the ability to imagine the future in individuals with amnesia?
What happens to the ability to imagine the future in individuals with amnesia?
Which type of memory is characterized by deliberate recall of recognizable information?
Which type of memory is characterized by deliberate recall of recognizable information?
What is a key distinction between implicit and explicit memory as demonstrated in patients with amnesia?
What is a key distinction between implicit and explicit memory as demonstrated in patients with amnesia?
In the context of procedural memory, what is a common outcome for individuals with amnesia when learning a new motor skill?
In the context of procedural memory, what is a common outcome for individuals with amnesia when learning a new motor skill?
What significant limitation do people with hippocampal damage face regarding procedural memory?
What significant limitation do people with hippocampal damage face regarding procedural memory?
Why do researchers believe that episodic memory has evolved as an important function?
Why do researchers believe that episodic memory has evolved as an important function?
How do people with amnesia differ in their mind-wandering compared to those with intact memory?
How do people with amnesia differ in their mind-wandering compared to those with intact memory?
In the experiment involving hospital workers and an amnesiac patient, what did the patient demonstrate about implicit memory?
In the experiment involving hospital workers and an amnesiac patient, what did the patient demonstrate about implicit memory?
What example illustrates the concept of procedural memory in individuals with amnesia when playing a video game?
What example illustrates the concept of procedural memory in individuals with amnesia when playing a video game?
How do implicit memories influence individual behavior according to the research findings?
How do implicit memories influence individual behavior according to the research findings?
What type of memory involves skills and habits that one may not explicitly recall but can still perform?
What type of memory involves skills and habits that one may not explicitly recall but can still perform?
What often results from the inability to form new episodic memories after hippocampal damage?
What often results from the inability to form new episodic memories after hippocampal damage?
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H.M.'s Surgery
H.M.'s Surgery
Surgical removal of parts of the medial temporal lobe, including the hippocampus, to treat epilepsy.
Hippocampus Damage
Hippocampus Damage
Extensive removal of the hippocampus led to severe memory impairment in H.M.
H.M.'s Epilepsy
H.M.'s Epilepsy
H.M. suffered from frequent, severe seizures, leading to the surgery.
Medial Temporal Cortex
Medial Temporal Cortex
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Memory Impairment
Memory Impairment
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Hippocampus Location
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Memory Types
Memory Types
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Henry Molaison (H.M.)
Henry Molaison (H.M.)
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Anterograde Amnesia
Anterograde Amnesia
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Retrograde Amnesia
Retrograde Amnesia
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Working Memory
Working Memory
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Long-Term Memory
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Hippocampus
Hippocampus
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Episodic Memory
Episodic Memory
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Semantic Memory
Semantic Memory
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Medial Temporal Lobe
Medial Temporal Lobe
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H.M.
H.M.
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Patient K.C.
Patient K.C.
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Intact working memory
Intact working memory
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Severe Impairment of Episodic Memory
Severe Impairment of Episodic Memory
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New Long-term Memory Impairment
New Long-term Memory Impairment
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Intact intellect and language abilities
Intact intellect and language abilities
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Emotional Placidity
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Hippocampus Role
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Future Imagination
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Hippocampus and Future
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Mind-Wandering
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Evolutionary Advantage
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Explicit Memory
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Implicit Memory
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Procedural Memory
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Flexibility in Skill Switching
Flexibility in Skill Switching
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Implicit Memory Example
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Implicit Memory Experiment
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Declarative Memory
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Tetris and Procedural Memory
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Hippocampus & Context
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Hippocampus & Cortex
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Memory Change Over Time
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Sharp-Wave Ripples
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Sharp-Wave Ripple Duration
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Hippocampus-Cortex Communication
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Spatial Working Memory
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Radial Maze
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Hippocampus Damage & Memory
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Morris Water Maze
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Hippocampus & Spatial Orientation
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London Taxi Drivers & Hippocampus
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Place Cells
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Grid Cells
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Hippocampus & Reward
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Hippocampus & Prior Experience
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Place Cells & Future Planning
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Hippocampus & Imagining the Future
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Humans & Spatial Imagination
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Time Cells
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Hippocampal Function - Sequence Encoding
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Entorhinal Cortex - Grid Cell Input
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Striatum - Habit Learning
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Striatum vs. Hippocampus - Memory Types
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Infant Amnesia - Skill vs. Episodic Memory
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Habits - Automatic and Difficult to Inhibit
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Striatum - Body-Oriented Behaviors
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Hippocampus - External Landmark-Oriented Behaviors
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Probabilistic Learning - Striatum
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Hippocampus - Spatial and Time Information in Memories
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Striatum - Habit vs. Hippocampus - Declarative Memory
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Striatum's Role
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Hippocampus Function
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Parkinson's Disease Impact
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Amnesia Effect
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Stress and Learning
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Parietal Lobe Damage
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Episodic Memory Definition
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Semantic Memory Definition
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Temporal Cortex and Semantic Dementia
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Brain Areas and Memory
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Hippocampus's Role in Memory
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Hippocampus and Future Imagination
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Hippocampus and Mind-Wandering
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Evolutionary Advantage of Episodic Memory
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Study Notes
Henry Molaison (H.M.) and Memory Loss
- H.M. suffered severe epilepsy, requiring surgery.
- Surgeon William Scoville removed H.M.'s hippocampus and medial temporal cortex.
- Surgery reduced seizures but caused severe memory impairment.
- H.M. exhibited a variety of memory deficits.
Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia
- Anterograde amnesia: Inability to form new memories after the damage.
- Retrograde amnesia: Loss of memories before the incident; initially thought to be limited, later found to be more extensive, especially for events leading up to the damage.
Working Memory and Long-Term Memory
- H.M.'s working memory (short-term) was intact unless distracted.
- Severe impairment in forming new long-term memories.
- Maintained some pre-existing long-term memories.
- Repeatedly recalled old age and date.
Semantic and Episodic Memory
- Semantic memory: Facts and information ("semantic memory" has been shown as a weakened form of memory that exists despite hippocampal damage)
- Episodic memory: Personal experiences, severely impaired.
- Patient K.C. also suffered widespread brain damage and complete loss of episodic memories.
Implicit and Explicit Memory
- Explicit Memory (Declarative): Deliberate recall of information, severely impaired in H.M.
- Implicit Memory: Influence of experience on behavior without conscious recall; H.M. showed better implicit memory—familiarity with people but could not recall details.
- Developed skills, like mirror reading, implicitly.
Procedural Memory
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Procedural memory: Motor skills and habits; H.M. showed intact procedural memory (example playing Tetris).
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Patients with hippocampal damage can exhibit less flexibility in switching between learned skills; but they eventually can improve their skills.
Hippocampus Function and Structure
- The hippocampus is crucial for declarative memory.
- Animals with hippocampal damage struggle in tasks requiring the recall of objects (matching tasks).
- The hippocampus coordinates representations from various cortical areas, storing details of episodic memories.
- Memories evolve over time; the hippocampus's role decreases, but cortical areas retain the gist.
- Hippocampal place cells and related cells.
Communication Between Hippocampus and Cortex
- Information exchange between hippocampus and cortex is critical for episodic memories.
- Sharp-wave ripples facilitate memory retrieval—re-experiencing an event.
- Ripple patterns resemble those from original learning.
Spatial Orientation and the Hippocampus
- The hippocampus is essential for spatial orientation.
- London taxi drivers had larger hippocampuses, indicating growth corresponding to spatial training.
- Place cells in the hippocampus respond to specific locations and directions, adaptable to new environments.
Entorhinal Cortex and Grid Cells
- The entorhinal cortex provides input to place cells.
- Grid cells within the entorhinal cortex are arranged in hexagonal patterns.
- Multiple inputs, including location, direction, and speed.
Striatum (Basal Ganglia) and Habit Learning
- The striatum aids in habit formation and probabilistic learning—not hippocampal-dependent.
- Striatum learns habits: Initially needing thought but eventually becoming automatic (e.g. buttoning a shirt).
- Learning is independent of the hippocampus for habits
- Striatum relies on external landmarks, and hippocampus orients based on your own body's position.
Cortical Areas and Memory
- Other cortical areas contribute to memory: Parietal lobe (angular gyrus) aids in the subjective experience of remembering, elaboration, and third-person perspective.
- Temporal cortex damage leads to semantic dementia, affecting understanding of various concepts
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Explore the case of Henry Molaison (H.M.) and his profound memory loss following brain surgery. This quiz covers concepts of anterograde and retrograde amnesia, as well as distinctions between working memory and long-term memory. Test your understanding of how different types of memories are affected by neurological damage.