PSYC 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Inferior Temporal Gyrus
8 Sep 2016
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Psyc 211-chapter 13 learning and memory: introduction of chapter. Anterograde amnesia: patient h. m- after his operation he cannot recall things that happened in a near past. The present is clear to him but he cannot remember what just happened. Learning: experiences change our nervous system and thus our behavior. A rabbit blinks (unconditional response-motor system) when a puff of air (unconditional stimulus-somatosensory system) is thrown at its face. However, when the puff of air is preceded by. A rat that presses the lever mounted on the wall and gets food will be more likely to press the lever again because there is a positive reinforcement. The sight of the lever is needed to produce this response: motor learning: learning to make a new response. If you hear a cat meowing in the dark you can imagine how he looks like and how it would be to touch its fur.
