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______ attention is consciously directed to the target (top-down process).
______ attention is consciously directed to the target (top-down process).
Voluntary
A right-sided temporoparietal attention system is responsible for ______ attention.
A right-sided temporoparietal attention system is responsible for ______ attention.
reflective
Frontal lobe damage impairs ______ making (patient Gage).
Frontal lobe damage impairs ______ making (patient Gage).
decision
At the front of the frontal lobe in the brain, there is a region called prefrontal cortex, regulating different aspects of our ______.
At the front of the frontal lobe in the brain, there is a region called prefrontal cortex, regulating different aspects of our ______.
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The insula is more activated during negative emotions when facing an unfair choice, while the prefrontal cortex regulates and implements the best ______ based on one's goals.
The insula is more activated during negative emotions when facing an unfair choice, while the prefrontal cortex regulates and implements the best ______ based on one's goals.
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Brain damage (e.g. Patient K.C.) can remove one type of declarative memory without affecting the other, indicating that the two kinds of memories are processed ______.
Brain damage (e.g. Patient K.C.) can remove one type of declarative memory without affecting the other, indicating that the two kinds of memories are processed ______.
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What they found is hippocampus more involved in ______ while perirhinal cortex associated with familiarity.
What they found is hippocampus more involved in ______ while perirhinal cortex associated with familiarity.
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Hebbian theory postulates that cells that fire together, ______ together.
Hebbian theory postulates that cells that fire together, ______ together.
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For example, when a presynaptic neuron is consistently active at the same time as a postsynaptic neuron, the connections between them (Hebbian synapses) tends to ______.
For example, when a presynaptic neuron is consistently active at the same time as a postsynaptic neuron, the connections between them (Hebbian synapses) tends to ______.
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Long-term potentiation (LTP) is one of the examples of changes in Hebbian ______.
Long-term potentiation (LTP) is one of the examples of changes in Hebbian ______.
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LTP depends on the activation of NMDA receptors, which induces an increase in the number of postsynaptic AMPA receptors, and greater ______ release.
LTP depends on the activation of NMDA receptors, which induces an increase in the number of postsynaptic AMPA receptors, and greater ______ release.
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