CPSY 4343 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Limbic System, Episodic Memory, Personal Fable
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Myelinated axons transmit information much more quickly. Myelination in certain regions of the brain, specifically the frontal lobes, is correlated with increases in working memory capacity. Developments in basic cognitive processes variance in iq scores. Continued improvement in attentional and inhibiting abilities. Mo(cid:396)e (cid:862)(cid:374)atu(cid:396)al(cid:863) o(cid:396) auto(cid:373)ati(cid:272) to (cid:396)ead the (cid:272)olo(cid:396) (cid:374)a(cid:373)es. Memory span continues to increase until about age 13 to age 15 (for both forward and backward spans) The ability to use a strategy to organize responses continues to develop until roughly age 16. While the ability to maintain information in online memory has reached maturity before adolescence begins, the executive aspects of wm continue to develop well into adolescence. Amygdala: a brain structure thought to be involved with formation of new memories, especially emotional memories, and new learning. Part of the limbic system involved in emotional responses and behavior. Size positively correlates with age and performance on a wide variety of cognitive tasks that drew upon long-term memory.
