T1 MT2: Learning and Memory (NS)

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Which type of memory is used when trying to recall the number of windows in your house by mentally walking from room to room?

Declarative memory (correct)

Procedural memory

Both declarative and procedural memory

None of the above

What evidence supports the idea that declarative and nondeclarative memory use distinct circuits?

Studies using genetic analysis

Studies using behavioral experiments

Studies using brain imaging techniques

Studies using lesion studies (correct)

Which brain structure is associated with the formation of declarative memories?

Hippocampus (correct)

Cortex

Amygdala

Striatum

Which brain structure is associated with the formation of procedural memories?

Striatum Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the famous amnesic patient who had temporal lobe damage and exhibited a dissociation between declarative and procedural memory?

H.M. Signup and view all the answers

What is working memory?

A temporary form of information storage Signup and view all the answers

Where in the brain have neural correlates of working memory been observed?

Cerebral cortex Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory is conscious and pertains to facts?

Declarative memory Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory is unconscious and pertains to skills and habits?

Procedural memory Signup and view all the answers

Which brain structure is associated with the formation of long-term memories?

Cerebral cortex Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about hippocampal lesions?

They cause a deficit in working memory Signup and view all the answers

How can you test if a neuron is involved in storing long-term memories?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

How can you determine if a neuron in visual cortex is involved in perception or memory?

By observing the response pattern of the neuron after repeated presentations of faces Signup and view all the answers

What is being tested when a patient is asked to repeat a phrase after a few minutes?

Recent memory Signup and view all the answers

What is the likely outcome of bilateral lesions in the hippocampal formation?

Loss of short-term memory Signup and view all the answers

What deficit is caused by lesions of the prefrontal cortex?

Deficit in working memory Signup and view all the answers

How many groups were the active areas in the frontal lobe separated into in the fMRI study of working memory?

Three Signup and view all the answers

What can be done to test the hypothesis that a neuron is involved in storing long-term memories?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the likely outcome of applying a molecule that temporarily disables a neuron involved in storing long-term memories?

Loss of short-term memory Signup and view all the answers

What can be inferred if the response properties of a neuron in visual cortex change with repeated presentations of faces?

The neuron is involved in both perception and memory Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a neurodegenerative disease?

Motor Neuron Disease Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statement about benzodiazepines is NOT true?

Their binding decreases the receptor affinity for GABA Signup and view all the answers

In Alzheimer's disease, which neurotransmitter is diminished by the loss of large cells in the basal nucleus of Meynert?

Acetylcholine Signup and view all the answers

Physostigmine, Donepezil, Rivastigmine, and Galantamine share a common mechanism of action. What is it?

They inhibit Acetylcholinesterase Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements IS true about Acetylcholine?

There exist both metabotropic and ionotropic Acetylcholine receptors Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?

Dementia Signup and view all the answers

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