24 Questions
What term describes amnesia before an event occurred?
Retrograde amnesia
Which type of memory involves the storage of new information for brief periods of time while a person attends to it?
Short-term memory
Which category of long-term memories are conscious and require awareness?
Explicit memories
In amnesia, what type of amnesia refers to the inability to store new memories after an event occurred?
Anterograde amnesia
Which brain structure is primarily associated with the storage of long-term memories?
Hippocampus
What term describes the storage of new information once the person stops attending to it?
Long-term memory
Which structure is involved in strengthening emotionally significant memories stored in other parts of the brain?
Amygdala
What is the primary function of the prefrontal cortex in regards to memory?
Maintaining relevant memories while a task is being completed
What is the result of a lesion to the hippocampus?
Inability to form new long-term memories
Which structure is involved in storing memories of visual patterns?
Inferotemporal cortex
What is the location of the amygdala in relation to the lateral ventricle?
Anterior and superior to the tip of the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle
What is the function of the hippocampus in memory formation?
Converting recent memory to long-term memory
Which part of the brain is thought to store memories of learned sensorimotor skills?
Cerebellum
What type of learning does the striatum-based form of learning refer to?
Habit formation
Which of the following is NOT a reference book mentioned in the text?
Kandel's Principles of Neural Science
Where is the prefrontal cortex located?
In the cerebral cortex
What is the main function of the striatum?
To store memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses
Which author is associated with the presentation 'Memory NS1 8.04'?
Dr. John Vincent O. Estrada
What is the main source of acetylcholine in the brain?
Basal forebrain
What is the term for long-term memories that are demonstrated by improved test performance without conscious awareness?
Implicit memories
What is the name of the disorder of memory that is common in people who have consumed large amounts of alcohol?
Korsakoff's syndrome
What is the function of the perirhinal cortex?
Object recognition memory
What is the structure that plays a role in memory for spatial location?
Hippocampus
What is the result of acetylcholine depletion in the brains of Alzheimer's patients?
Amnesia
Test your knowledge on topics related to learning, memory, amnesia, Korsakoff’s Syndrome, Alzheimer’s Disease, and various brain structures involved in memory like the hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex.
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