PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18-19: Herpesviral Encephalitis, Anterograde Amnesia, Retrograde Amnesia
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Psyb65 chapter 18 learning + memory (lecture 11: additional lecture notes were hand written on printed out notes. Role of hippocampus to consolidate memories and send them to be stored in brain elsewhere. More damage = more old memories lost: multiple trace theory. Each type dep on diff brain area. Implicit memories = wouldn"t be able to get much done in the day if had to consciously recollect such anxs all the time = important to not interfere with conscious memory processing. Skills, condition rxns = riding bike/ driving car / brushing teeth ex. Events, facts and episodic memories = can assign time and space for experience. Studies of hippocampal patients demonstrate 4 conclusions: - only listed 3. Episodic memories are more affected than sematic memories. Object anomia inability to name objects. Retrograde amnesia = via chronicity of syndrome. Confabulation (adaptive function refer to lec 10 notes) Noxious stimulus associated with neutral stimulus = fear response elicited.
