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Khalid PSYCH Notes
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- 1Memory TraceThe neural pathways that form in response to learning to create a new memory.
- 2Synaptic PlasticityThe ability of synapses between neurons to form, strengthen or weaken.
- 3neural PlasticityThe ability of the brain to
physically change in response to
experience
- 4Long-term potentiationLong-lasting, experience dependent
strengthening of synaptic
connections
- 5Long-term DepressionLong-lasting, experience dependent
lack of stimulation of post-synaptic neurons
- 6neurotransmitterA chemical substance that carries
information between neurons
- 7NeurohormoneA chemical substance that neurons release into the
bloodstream.
- 8long-term memorymemories which can be
retrieved for use at a later time. - 9explicit memoryRequire conscious effort to
retrieve - 10Semantic memory1 type of explicit long term
memory involving information
of general knowledge and facts - 11Episodic memory1 type of explicit long term
memory with information about
personal experiences. - 12Implicit memoryLong term memories that can be
retrieved without conscious
effort - 13Procedural memoryA type of implicit memory with
information on how to do
things, e.g. ride a bike - 14Emotional memoryA type of implicit memory
which involves a particular
emotional response to a specific
stimulus. - 15MemoryThe process of encoding,
storing and retrieving
information - 16Encodingthe process of converting raw
information from stimuli into a useable form
which can be stored in the brain - 17retrievalaccessing information which has
previously been stored in the brain - 18Brain traumaDamage to the brain caused by external force
- 19Neurodegenerative diseaseINVOLVES THE PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF NEURONS IN THE BRAIN
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