The Brain and the Memory

How is the prefrontal cortex important to you?

It helps with executive functions, such as behaving in socially appropriate ways.

What is a concern about recovered memories?

Some recovered memories reveal child abuse. Some recovered memories are false.

When talking about memory and interference, what does the cluttered room example illustrate?

The cluttered room is like your brain when tons of information is received at once.

T/F Knowing too much information can cause you to forget what you want to remember.

True

Why are strokes and Alzheimer's disease serious conditions?

You can die from either one. Both conditions often result in severe memory loss. Both conditions kill brain cells.

false memory

a recovered memory that is not true

interference

anything that inhibits your brain's ability to remember

The story of H.M. demonstrates _____.

damage to the hippocampus results in amnesia long-term memory is severely affected and short-term memory doesn't work well either

retrograde amnesia

inability to remember events that happened prior to a brain injury

anterograde amnesia

inability to store long-term memories

mnemonic device

memory tricks to give you cues and aid your ability to retrieve information

repression

moving difficult information from the conscious to the unconscious mind

hippocampus

part of the brain that aids long-term memory

recovered memory

remembering long-forgotten memories with someone's help

Tristan started violin lessons a month ago but has trouble remembering the names of the notes on her sheet music. What can she do to learn the note names?

She can create an acronym to remember the lines of the trebel clef.