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Learning and Memory Flashcards

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learning

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an adaptive change in behavior as a result of experience

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non associative learning

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occurs after repeated presentation of a single stimulus

  • sensitization
  • habituation
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sensitization

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stimulus that originally elicits no response, repeated presentation leads to heightened responses over time (or one strong presentation–> heightened response)

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habituation

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learning NOT to respond after repeated presentations/exposures (messages reach the CNS but are ignored)

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associative learning

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learning about relationships; conditioning

  • classical conditioning
  • operant conditioning
  • appetitive conditioning
  • aversive conditioning
  • —active avoidance
  • —passive avoidance
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classical conditioning

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Pavlov: UCS, UCR, CS, CR

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operant conditioning

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aka trial and error learning; animal performs behavior by accident and is rewarded; this behavior is then reinforced as the association builds

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appetitive conditioning

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reinforcement of a behavior by a positive outcome (think of training a dog with treats)

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aversive conditioning

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change in behavior to avoid a bad outcome (requires animals to avoid a negative stimulus)

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active avoidance

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animal must DO something to avoid a negative stimuli (ex: move to the other side of the cage to avoid a shock)

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passive avoidance

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animal must inhibit/suppress a behavior they would normally perform in order to avoid a more noxious outcome (ex: prefer light to shock)

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fear conditioning

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depends on the natural state to freeze when frightening

  • pair a stimuli with a shock–> elicit freezing behavior
  • strength of association between stimuli and shock measured by degree of freezing behavior
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memory

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encoding, storage, retrieval, or extinction of information about past experience

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types of short term memory

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working memory, spatial and non-spatial

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working memory

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short term memory for information that changes on a regular basis

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spatial memory

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memory of the location of items or places in space

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types of long term memory

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reference memory, spatial and non spatial

  • procedural and declarative
  • skills learning, priming, conditioning
  • semantic and episodic
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reference memory

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long term memory for information that is constant/unchanging

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procedural memory

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implicit long term memory, knowing how

  • skill learning: memory for how to perform a skill
  • priming: changed memory/processing as a result of previous experience or exposure
  • conditioning : formation of an association
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declarative memory

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explicit memory; knowing what

  • semantic memory: knowledge of general knowledge
  • episodic memory: knowledge of personal information
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water maze

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way to measure spatial memory in rats

  • rats must swim to find a submerged platform below the surface of the water
  • use of spatial memory to locate the platform in relation to its current position with aid of extra-visual cues
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water maze and working memory

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change the position of the platform in the water maze each day

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water maze and reference memory

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escape to a hidden platform in a fixed location over days

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radial arm maze

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way to measure spatial memory in rats
-usually around 8-12 runways)
-baited and non-baited arms
SOLUTION: only 1 trip down the baited arms, avoid the unbaited arms

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radial arm maze and working memory
recall which of the arms have already been visited (error= re-entry into an arm)
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radial arm maze and reference memory
recall which of the arms are ALWAYS baited
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T maze
way to measure spatial memory | -do they always get food on accident, or use cues around the room/maze
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Y maze
way to measure spatial memory | -go into the novel arm, should spend more time there
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object recognition and object location
ways to measure spatial memory
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how are flashbulb memories formed
many hormones released during stress, high arousal may mark the memory's importance -Canon's hypothesis: following exposure to stress, epinephrine is released and acts to enhance memory
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EPI: acts on peripheral receptors to influence brain function
evidence - effects of EPI on L and M can be blocked by adrenergic R's antagonists - EPI acts on neural structures that are involved in L and M, including the amygdala
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EPI and amygdala
peripheral adrenergic stimulation integrates with teh amygdala - peripheral EPI acts on noradrenergic R's which will activate ascending neurons in the vagus nerve--> project to NTS--> project to amygdala - injection of EPI into amygdala--> increased memory retention
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amygdala, hippocampus, emotional valence
degree of amygdala activation by EPI associated with recall, recall best for emotionally intense images/memories
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EPI and glucose hypothesis
epinephrine release--> glucose release and increased blood sugar--> enhance L and M - EVIDENCE - -can block mem inducing effects of EPI by blocking peripheral adrenergic receptors, but mem enhancing effects glucose not blocked
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glucose and ACTH
increased G levels--> increased G to neurons--> release of ACTH - -EVIDENCE - glucose treated rats had higher AcTH levels and did better - ppl with severe memory deficits have marked decreased levels in ACTH
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sex differences: female advantage
verbal, perceptual speed and accuracy, fine motor skills
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sex differences: male advantage
spatial, quantitative
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Block and human figure: rotation task
block test: male advantage human figure: magitude of sex differences on mental rotation tasks varies according to test content and item properties ---female performance WAY increased compared to block ----males: performance improved from baseline when figures were male, didn't increase when figures were female
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radial arm maze: male advantage, reflects different strategy use
male rats tend to perform better on radial arm mazes compared to females - WM: visit each arm only once (error: go down 1+ time) - RF: go down only baited arms (error: down unbaited arm) - male improved performance may be a reflection of strategy! - use only geometry (extra visual cues), females use geometry AND landmarks (internal maze cues); may be males have less to learn so can learn faster
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Estrogens on L and M
estrogen enhances WORKING MEMORY, but doesn't impact or may even impair REFERENCE MEMORY - enhances consolidation and acquisition in spatial memory tasks - improves memory on tasks when the task is difficult
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Luines delayed task
radial arm maze, 1 hour delay between arm 4-5 (more difficult task)--> memory of rats with estradiol injections improved
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hippocampal circuity and estradiol
estradiol--> increased spine density in CA1 neurons--> increased neural connections--> enhanced memory
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estradiol treatment, BIBN 99, NMDA receptor binding
estradiol treatment--> marked increase in NMDA receptor binding - EVIDENCE - --E--> increased NMDA binding - --E+ BIBN--> blocked effect of E - --BIBN alone: no effect
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estradiol treatment, BIBN 99, WM performance
- E--> greeter number of correct until first error (improved performance) - E+B--> effects of estrogen on performance BLOCKED
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conclusion from studies with estradiol and BIBN 99
- estradiol acts on brain and cholinergic systems and behavior - estradiol acts on cholinergic systems; cholinergic neurons bind to GLUTAMATE releasing neurons and exert a downstream effect -by blocking estradiol, not allowing E to stimulate cholinergic pathway--> block effects of M2--> decreased spine density and dendritic length
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Sherwin: changes in hormones during menstrual cycle associated with cognitive functioning
menopause: decrease in E, account for decline in cog functioning? - E replacement within a critical period-> protection of cognitive functioning
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