ENS 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Motor Learning, Temporal Lobe, Purkinje Cell
8 Apr 2020
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The physiological basis of motor learning is not localized. Distributed among many brain structures and processing levels. The term plasticity was first applied to behavior in 1890 by william james. Neural plasticity: a continuum from short-term changes in the efficiency or strength of synaptic connections, to long-term structural changes in the organization and numbers of connections among neurons. Retention and storage of that knowledge or ability. Memory storage is divided into short- and long-term components. Limited capacity for information (lasts for only a few moments) Seen as a continuum (less subjective to disruptions) Learning can occur in all parts of the brain. The mechanism underlying learning and memory are the same regardless of complexity. Lashley (1929) was the first to hypothesize that memory was stored throughout the nervous system. Loss of memory abilities was not related to the site of the lesion, but to the amount of cortex with lesions.
