Role in Memory: the Hippocampus
Hippocampus plays a key role inmemory for spatial location.
Perhaps the hippocampus stores memories temporarily
Perhaps the hippocampus stores memories permanently, but they become “stronger” over time
-Involved in LTM
Role in Memory: the Rhinal Cortex
The rhinal cortex is primarily involved in Object Recognition.
The rhinal cortex is also essential for explicit memory- the recall of specific experiences and information.
Role in Memory: the Amygdala
- storing and classifying emotionally charged memories
- Lesions lead to lack of learned fear
Role in Memory: the Cerebellum
- stores memories of sensorimotor skills (motor memory)
- conditioned eyeblink, for example
Role in Memory: the Striatum
- habit formation
- associations between stimuli and responses
Role in Memory: the Prefrontal Cortex
temporal order of events and working memory
Role in Memory: the Mediodorsal Nucleus
Episodic memory
Role in Memory: the Basal Forebrain
Alzheimer’s = basal forebrain degeneration
Damage = amnesia or confabulation.
Role in Memory: the Inferotemporal Cortex
– storing memories of visual patterns
– visual perception of objects
– changes in activity seen with visual recall
