01:119:115 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Page 3, Zygosity, Xyy Syndrome

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Biological Science
• Course: 01:119:115
• Professor: Dr. Stern Cardinale

Document Summary

Outcomes: recognize and recreate the process of learning compare and contrast the types of memory. Neurons - cells that send & receive signals. Neuronal plasticity - ability of nervous cells to be modified after birth. Remodeling occurs at synapses (junction between neurons) & is activity dependent (i. e muscle memory) Memory - depends on neuronal plasticity & activity. Short term memory (ram) - info stored for short term, released if not used. Analogy: like short term guys/flings (you can clear your ram) Long term memory (hard drive) - activated when needed (need for retention) Need to retrieve fro(cid:373) the stm b/c (cid:455)ou ca(cid:374)"t get thi(cid:374)gs directl(cid:455) fro(cid:373) ltm (i. e like tr(cid:455)i(cid:374)g to retrieve files fro(cid:373) e(cid:454)ter(cid:374)al hard drive, you can (need to download them first)) Analogy: more like committed relationships or backing up hard drive. Learning: use of knowledge/experiences (memory) to decrease the likelihood of negative outcome (think jurassic park)