The Hippocampus and Episodic Learning
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Which type of memory is associated with the ability to remember things that happened throughout your life?

  • Semantic memory
  • Episodic memory (correct)
  • Working memory
  • Procedural memory
  • What is the condition called when a person loses the ability to create new memories after the removal of the hippocampus?

  • Retrograde amnesia
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Dementia
  • Anterograde amnesia (correct)
  • Which cells in the hippocampus are responsible for responding when an animal is in a particular spot of its cage?

  • Boundary cells
  • Place cells (correct)
  • Mirror cells
  • Grid cells
  • Which part of the hippocampus is positively correlated with the number of years driving a taxi?

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

    Which part of the hippocampus is negatively correlated with the number of years driving a taxi?

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

    What has been hypothesized as the potential trade-off for spatial navigation learning in taxi drivers?

    <p>Deterioration of GPS navigation systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

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