PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia, Propranolol

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

Linked with eyes, ears, etc. (the 5 senses) Senses hold onto memory for a short period of time; information is then moved to another location for storage or lost forever. Sperling (1960) did a lot of research in this field (refer to readings) Iconic memory: sensory memory of the nervous system (holds information for to. Echoic memory: auditory memory (holds onto memory for 3-4 seconds) Holding onto information for an extended period of time. Duration: can be as long as a lifetime. Neurons change functionally and structurally as a result of learning. Ltp can be enhanced by increasing hormone levels of glutamate and creb. Ltp can be blocked by the drug propranolol. Tunnel vison memory: focusing on certain aspects of a situation and disregarding others (lose information) Acute stress: short-lived; can be adaptive or maladaptive: can be associated with forming memories, flashbulb memories: meaningful/ rare/ traumatic events.