8.2 practice
The _____ facilitate formation of our procedural memories for skills.
Basal Ganglia
If you were searching for the location of a particular memory, you would find it:
all over the brain
The _____ is the neural center involved in processing explicit memories for storage.
hippocampus
The neural storage of a long-term memory is known as _____.
memory consolidation
When you encode a piece of target information, other bits of information become associated with it. The bits of information connected with the target information are known as:
retrieval cues.
Theo suffers from depression and is currently in treatment for it. His physician is using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which will affect his _____ memory.
short-term memory
John remembers very clearly the day his best friend died when a drunk driver hit him while he was riding on his bicycle. This would be considered a(n) _____ memory.
flashbulb
Some patients suffering from amnesia are incapable of recalling events. Yet, they can be conditioned to blink their eyes in response to a specific sound. They have most likely suffered damage to the _____.
hippocampus