Learning and Memory

Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing and Memory Order Description Course Text: Garrett, B. (2015). Brain" rel="nofollow">in and Behavior: An Introduction to Biological Psychology, (4th ed.). Los Angeles: Sage. Chapter 12, "Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing and Memory" (pp. 373-401) Chapter 13, "Intelligence and Cognitive Functionin" rel="nofollow">ing" (pp. 403-437) Associative Long-Term Potentiation (Brain" rel="nofollow">in and Behavior, Figure 12.10) https://www.sagepub.com/garrettbb2study/animations/12.10.htm This sequence demonstrates the neural basis of associative long-term potentiation. Glutamate's Role in" rel="nofollow">in Long-Term Potentiation (Brain" rel="nofollow">in and Behavior, Figure 12.11) https://www.sagepub.com/garrettbb2study/animations/12.11.htm This sequence shows how long-term potentiation occurs as a result of changes in" rel="nofollow">in synaptic activity. Application: Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing and Memory When you study for a course and prepare to make use of the in" rel="nofollow">information you learn, such as takin" rel="nofollow">ing a test or completin" rel="nofollow">ing an Application Assignment, what exactly is goin" rel="nofollow">ing on in" rel="nofollow">in your brain" rel="nofollow">in? In this assignment, you will need to thin" rel="nofollow">ink about how the in" rel="nofollow">information assigned for this week applies to this very question. Given what you have learned about learnin" rel="nofollow">ing and memory, you also will need to thin" rel="nofollow">ink about whether your own learnin" rel="nofollow">ing habits are efficient, or if you should be doin" rel="nofollow">ing somethin" rel="nofollow">ing differently. To prepare for this assignment: Review the Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources focusin" rel="nofollow">ing on learnin" rel="nofollow">ing and memory, payin" rel="nofollow">ing special attention to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: How do brain" rel="nofollow">in cells change when learnin" rel="nofollow">ing takes place? Where is in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">initially stored in" rel="nofollow">in the brain" rel="nofollow">in? How does in" rel="nofollow">information retain" rel="nofollow">ined short-term become more permanent? Once in" rel="nofollow">information is made more permanent, why is it subject to change or forgettin" rel="nofollow">ing? The assignment: Briefly explain" rel="nofollow">in how you study for this class. What activities do you engage in" rel="nofollow">in to learn the material? How much time per week do you devote to readin" rel="nofollow">ing the assigned chapters? How frequently do you review the week's material before movin" rel="nofollow">ing on to the next week? Is your pattern of studyin" rel="nofollow">ing for this class similar to or different from how you study for other classes? Explain" rel="nofollow">in. You have read that the process known as long-term potentiation is a likely phenomenon underlyin" rel="nofollow">ing learnin" rel="nofollow">ing. As you study material for this class, what is happenin" rel="nofollow">ing to the neural cells in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in processin" rel="nofollow">ing the in" rel="nofollow">information? (In other words, explain" rel="nofollow">in the process of long-term potentiation.) Based on the material in" rel="nofollow">in the chapter, what brain" rel="nofollow">in areas are in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in your in" rel="nofollow">initial processin" rel="nofollow">ing of this in" rel="nofollow">information? (Keep in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind that this in" rel="nofollow">involves declarative memory.) Once you have learned the material, you are required to retrieve it for a test, or to complete an assignment. What brain" rel="nofollow">in areas are in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in this process? Is the in" rel="nofollow">information likely to have been consolidated in" rel="nofollow">into long-term memory? Explain" rel="nofollow">in your answer. Assume that one year from now, you are asked to give a talk at your job about what happens in" rel="nofollow">in the brain" rel="nofollow">in when we learn and remember in" rel="nofollow">information. Assumin" rel="nofollow">ing you can still recall the in" rel="nofollow">information, will it be stored in" rel="nofollow">in the same location that it is now? Explain" rel="nofollow">in. Assume that you are unable to recall the in" rel="nofollow">information clearly. Why? What has happened to the memory? Considerin" rel="nofollow">ing what you now know about the biological basis of learnin" rel="nofollow">ing and memory, how might you enhance your short- and long-term retention and retrieval of the in" rel="nofollow">information you are learnin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in this course?