Mechanism For Memory Formation

Mechanism For Memory Formation

1. Neuron

   • Axon
     • Axon Terminals
     • Terminal Buttons
     • Axon Collaterals
   • Dendrite
     • Dendritic Spine
   • Myelin Shealth
   • Soma/Cell Body
   • Nucleus
   • Nodes of Ranvier
   • Synaptic gap
     • Synapse
     • Receptor Site
     • Postsynapstic Neuron
     • Presynaptic Neuron

2. Changes In Structure And Function Of Neuron

   • Long-Term Potentiation (LTP)
     • Synaptic Growth
       • More Dendrite Spines
     • More Responsive
   • Neurotransmitters
     • Increased amount of NT produced and released
     • Greater effect of NT at receptor site
     • Dopamine (DA)
     • Acetylcholine (ACh)
     • Norepinephrine(NE)
     • Glutamate (Glu)

3. Measures Of Retention

   • Recall
     • Free Recall
     • Serial Recall
     • Cued Recall
   • Recognition
   • Relearning

4. Brain Structures In Memory

   • Temporal Lobe
     • Hippocampus
     • Amygdala

5. Consolidation Theory

   • Reconsolidation

6. Amnesia Resulting From Brain Trauma And Neurodegenerative Diseases

   • Alzheimer's Disease
   • Dementia
   • Amnesia
     • Anterograde Amnesia
     • Retrograde Amnesia

7. Memory Decline Over Lifespan

   • Effects On STM/Working Memory
   • Effects On LTM

8. Cues

   • Context Dependent Cues
   • State Dependent Cues

9. Mnemonic Devices

   • Acronyms
   • Acrostics
   • Narrative Chaining

10. Manipulation Of Memory

    • Elizabeth Loftus
    • Leading Question
    • Loftus's Model of Recall