Memory Formation and Fading Quiz
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What is short-term memory?

  • Memory that lasts for a few days
  • Memory that lasts for a few weeks
  • Memory that lasts for a few seconds to a couple of minutes (correct)
  • Memory that lasts for a few hours
  • What is the process called when two neurons communicate repeatedly, increasing the efficiency of communication between them?

  • Long term potentiation (correct)
  • Short term memory
  • Long term memory
  • Short term potentiation
  • What is the role of the hippocampus in memory formation?

  • Stores information in long-term memory
  • Converts experiences into electrical energy
  • Transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory (correct)
  • Communicates with neurons throughout the brain
  • This process allows for the efficiency of communication between neurons to increase, it is called ______ term potentiation

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    Memories are transferred from short-term to long-term memory through areas such as the ______.

    <p>hippocampus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When we experience something, the information first lands in ______ term memory before being transferred to long-term memory.

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