PSYC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Central Sulcus, Somatosensory System, Thalamus
23 Feb 2017
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Phrenology the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed. Declarative memory indication of character and mental abilities. Henry gustav molaison (hm: amnesia memory loss. Retrograde amnesia loss of memory for the past (hm for about 10 years before surgery) Anterograde amnesia inability to form new memories (hm for long term storage of new memories) Two forms of memory: declarative memory memory for facts (hippocampus) Semantic memory memory of meanings, understandings, and other concept-based knowledge unrelated to specific experiences; basic knowledge of facts and language; stored everywhere. Episodic memory memory of autobiographical events; stored in anterior prefrontal cortex and posterior cingulate cortex: non-declarative/procedural memory. Somatosensory system relays information about the body. Touch: touch, temperature, body position = proprioception, organic senses (heart burn, pain = nociception. Receptors neurons that transduce or change a physical stimulus into neural events. Labeled line different receptors for different qualities have different lines to the brain.
