PS263 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Classical Conditioning, Spatial Memory, Implicit Memory
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Reinforcer-any event that increases the future probability of the preceding response. Mass action-concept that the cortex works as a whole and the more cortex, the better. Korsakoff"s syndrome-(wernicke-korsakoff syndrome) brain damage caused by prolonged thiamine deficiency. Unconditioned stimulus (ucs)-stimulus that automatically evokes an unconditioned re- sponse. Engram-physical representation of what has been learned. Morris water maze-a procedure used to test for spatial memory in nonhumans. Lateral interpositus nucleus (lip)-a nucleus of the cerebellum that is essential for learning. Delayed matching-to-sample task-task in which an animal sees a sample object and then after a delay must choose an objet that matches the sample. Tau protein-part of the intracellular support structure of axons. Explicit memory-deliberate recall of information that one recognizes as a memory. Radial maze-an apparatus used to test spatial memory in nonhumans. Amyloid- -a protein that accumulates to higher than normal levels in the brains of people with alzheimer"s disease.
