Question 1

When rats are NOT sure where they are,their place cells fire in accordance with where they

Accepted Answer

A)  "think" they are. 
B)  "want" to be. 
C)  came from. 
D)  are going. 
E)  "expect" to be picked up.

Question 2

According to one hypothesis,each time a memory is retrieved from long-term storage it is temporarily susceptible to alteration-it may be either strengthened or weakened during this period.This process has been termed __________ .

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The answer of According to one hypothesis,each time a memory...

Question 3

Dysfunction in the brains of Alzheimer's patients is often apparent in the

Accepted Answer

A)  medial temporal lobe structures. 
B)  basal forebrain. 
C)  prefrontal cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

Explicit memories for the particular events or experiences of one's life are __________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  procedural 
C)  episodic 
D)  remote 
E)  implicit

Question 5

Hippocampal lesions in rats reliably disrupt the performance of tasks that involve memory for

Accepted Answer

A)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
B)  time. 
C)  spatial locations. 
D)  instrumental conditioning. 
E)  objects.

Question 6

One of the major turning points in the study of the neuropsychology of memory was the year H.M.had his operation:

Accepted Answer

A)  1923. 
B)  1934. 
C)  1953. 
D)  1983. 
E)  1991.

Question 7

The delayed nonmatching-to-sample test is a good measure of __________ long-term object-recognition memory in both rats and monkeys.

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The answer of The delayed nonmatching-to-sample test is a good...

Question 8

The specificity of LTP to particular synapses on the postsynaptic neuron is likely attributable to compartmentalizing effects of

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonergic receptors. 
B)  glutamate. 
C)  dendritic spines. 
D)  axoaxonal synapses. 
E)  presynaptic inhibition.

Question 9

The hippocampus appears to play a special role in memory for

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial locations. 
B)  sounds. 
C)  names. 
D)  faces 
E)  odors.

Question 10

It is widely believed that damage to the hippocampus is the major factor in the difficulties that medial temporal lobe amnesics have in recognizing objects.Why? What does relevant research on monkeys and rats suggest?

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The answer of It is widely believed that damage to...

Question 11

The brain operation performed on H.M.was a

Accepted Answer

A)  unilateral temporal lobectomy. 
B)  bilateral prefrontal lobotomy. 
C)  bilateral temporal lobotomy. 
D)  bilateral medial temporal lobectomy. 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

Discuss medial temporal lobe amnesia,emphasizing the cases of H.M.and R.B.What have we learned from the study of this disorder?

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The answer of Discuss medial temporal lobe amnesia,emphasizing the cases...

Question 13

Which of the following patients suffered ischemia-produced hippocampal damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  H.M. 
B)  R.B. 
C)  S.B. 
D)  K.C. 
E)  N.A.

Question 14

The mediodorsal nuclei,which are often damaged in cases of Korsakoff's amnesia,are nuclei of the

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A)  thalamus. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  cerebellum. 
E)  mammillary bodies.

Question 15

H.M.was

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A)  a famous neuropsychologist. 
B)  a person who had epilepsy. 
C)  an Egyptian. 
D)  a famous physiological psychologist. 
E)  a sad product of prefrontal lobotomy.

Question 16

The induction of LTP at glutaminergic synapses appears to require

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A)  the depolarization of the postsynaptic neuron. 
B)  the depolarization of the presynaptic neuron. 
C)  an influx of calcium ions into the postsynaptic neuron. 
D)  both B and C 
E)  both A and C

Question 17

The human medial temporal lobe includes the

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A)  hippocampus. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  medial temporal cortex. 
D)  CA1 subfield. 
E)  all of the above

Question 18

Many __________ cells are located in hippocampus,whereas many grid cells are located in the entorhinal cortex.

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The answer of Many __________ cells are located in hippocampus,whereas...

Question 19

Cerebral ischemia is

Accepted Answer

A)  a condition characterized by cancerous brain tumors. 
B)  a type of cerebral hemorrhage. 
C)  a shortage of blood to the brain. 
D)  an area of brain damage. 
E)  an area of brain damage caused by a toxin.

Question 20

In an innovative series of experiments,Squire and his colleagues assessed the retrograde amnesia of patients following ECT.They assessed the patients' memory for television shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  had played for more than 5 years. 
B)  had played for more than 3 years. 
C)  were currently playing during the experiment. 
D)  had played for only one season. 
E)  were first shown in other countries.

Exam 11: Learning, Memory, and Amnesia