PSYCH 110- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 45 pages long!)
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Office hours: mon/wed 10:30-11:30am in 134 life science addition. Neuron function and plasticity (exam 1: tues feb 14) Sensory and motor system (exam 2: tues march 14) 1975 dr. oliver sacks, neurologist, has patient, jimmie g. Jimmie g, was fluent and described his youth and time in army in wwii. When he described time right after wwii, he talked about it like it was present tense. Had been severely alcoholic in 60s and 70s = korsakoff"s syndrome. Post 1975 had anterograde amnesia (no new memories) Between 1945 and 1975 had retrograde amnesia (losing memories you already have), where alcoholism occurs. Mamillary body damaged or gone completely in people with korsakoff syndrome, also damage in thalamus, cerebellum, brain stem. Thiamine, vitamin b1, low concentration in korsakoff syndrome, alcohol inhibits the absorption of thiamine. Water maze - pool of water with platform hidden under water.
