Brain Structures and memory

Question 1

what is the role of the frontal lobe in memory?

Answer 1

Storage, processing and encoding of procedural memories, Episodic memory (a form of declarative memory)

Question 2

what is the role of occipital lobes in memory?

Answer 2

Memory for pictures

Question 3

what is the role of parietal lobes in memory?

Answer 3

Spatial memory (awareness of oneself in space)

Question 4

what is the role of temporal lobes in memory?

Answer 4

Memory for sound and the names of colours

Question 5

what is the role of hippocampus in memory?

Answer 5

Forming explicit memory.

part of the limbic system involved in emotions, learning the formation of memories.

• the hippocampus is involved in long term memory, and spatial memory and navigation.
• taxi drivers → spatial orientation (where they are) , navigation (how to get there) , long term memory (street names)

Question 6

what is the role of amygdala in memory?

Answer 6

Forms of long-term implicit memory including emotional memories such as recognising emotions in faces. Procedural memories such as skill learning and classical conditioning

Question 7

what is the role of basal ganglia in memory?

Answer 7

Long-term procedural memory, Movement

Question 8

what is the role of cerebellum in memory?

Answer 8

Encoding, processing and storing of procedural memories, Classically conditioned responses (a form of implicit memory), Memory for motor-skills tasks

Question 9

what are three main types of memory retrieval?

Answer 9

recall, recognition and relearning

Question 10

explain the three main types of memory retrieval?

Answer 10

• Recall occurs when the information must be retrieved from memories.
• Recognition happens when the presentation of a familiar outside stimulus provides a cue that the information has been seen before.
• Relearning information that has previously been learned. This often makes it easier to remember and retrieve information in the future and can improve the strength of memories.

Question 11

what are the ways the hippocampus is involved in memory?

Answer 11

context of emotions

establishes context for each new memory: location, situation

Question 12

what are the ways the hippocampus involved in forming explicit memories?

Answer 12

forming explicit memories
- cells of hippocampus are able to reproduce and enable new memories to be formed

Question 13

what are the ways the hippocampus involved in consolidation of memory?

Answer 13

Consolidation of Memories

• The process of consolidation (permanent storage of memory) of declarative memory takes place in the hippocampus.

Question 14

what are the ways the hippocampus involved in new memory storage?

Answer 14

New Memory Storage

The hippocampus transfers declarative information to other parts of the brain for permanent memory storage

the hippocampus is involved in the formation of new long-term memories only if it is able to communicate with the relevant parts of the brain for a time after learning. This occurs mostly during less busy times such as sleep.

Question 15

what are the ways the hippocampus involved in Linking emotion to memory

Answer 15

Linking emotion to memory

It links emotions that are generated by particular memories and memories that are triggered by emotion.
The amygdala is essential for the formation of implicit memories and helps remember facial expressions attached with emotion.