PSCH 366 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Iconic Memory, Sensory Memory, Habituation
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What is the engram? memory traces are stored as biophysical or biochemical changes in the brain (and other neural tissue) in response to external stimuli. Understand the difference between encoding, storage and retrieval of memories. What are two main types of sensory memory (which rely on the auditory and visual systems)? echoic and iconic memory. Knowing the sensation after the stimulus ends. Hold til encoded in long term through rehearsal. Reference memory, can be called on for any task. Nondelcaritive- procedural, how to hold pencil, ride bike etc habituation/sensit. Medial temporal lobe: hippocampus, amygdala, entorhinal cortex. In this picture, label the parietal lobe in both the section, and whole brain inset picture, with the letter p". Label the temporal lobe with the letter t" in both images. Circle the medial temporal lobe. (important note: the visual area mt stands for middle temporal" area because it is in the middle temporal gyrus of the macaque monkey.
