PSY 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Subiculum, Explicit Memory, Startle Response

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2301
• Professor: Andree- Anne Ledoux

Document Summary

Ch 4 (end), ch 5, there are questions on temporal and spatial summation (from last section), parts of ch. Plastic brain: experiences that change the brain; the brain modifies itself when we learn stuff. Developmentally we had learning experiences that helped develop our synapses and neurons. culture is important for the growth of our brain, important for our memories. Learning is what structures our synapses: preferences structure our synapses too. Liking certain foods and not. coping mechanisms shape your brain too, like having an ability to cope with stress. People with deppression have smaller hippocampuses. learning is common to all these experiences mentioned: neuroplasticity; the nervous system"s potential for physical or chemical change that enhances its adaptability. the main mechanism of learning is neuroplasticity. Remember the large examples of plasticity, like having a hemisphere function for the other side of the body. Learning: a change in an organism"s behaviour as a result of experience.