PPT-Chapter 2 Memory and the Brain

Whats a Brain A complex assortment of separate areas and regions each of which has its own unique function The Accidental Mind Linden 2008 The brain is a cobbled Patched together mess Impressive in function sure But in its design the brain is quirky inefficient and bizarre a weird agglomeration of . Palgrave Macmillan, October 2012. What do different parts of the brain do?. CEREBRAL CORTEX. Frontal Lobe:. Decision making, speech production, planning, movement production, eye movements, smell and taste.. 17 Learning and Memory. Functional Perspectives on Memory. There Are Several Kinds of Memory and Learning. Memory Has Temporal Stages: Short, Intermediate, and Long. Successive Processes Capture, Store, and Retrieve Information in the Brain. Introduction!. This presentation will tell you all about the brain and fascinatingly fun facts that will blow your mind. .. . . NEURONS. . . MEMORY. . . PARTS OF BRAIN. Have you ever wondered why people say “Practice makes perfect?” . Amnesia. Loss of memory ability - usually due to . lesion (damage) . or surgical removal of various parts of the . brain.. Amnesia. Loss of memory ability - usually due to lesion or surgical removal of various parts of the brain. Your memory stores:. Your personal experiences. Emotions. Preferences/dislikes. Motor skills. World knowledge. Language. Fundamentally, you as a person are derived from experiences that have been stored in your nervous system.. : . A . group of . related . mental processes that are involved in acquiring, storing, and retrieving information. What Is Memory?. M. emory . involves . three fundamental processes.. Encoding. : . T. Contents. The Brain. The Reptilian Brain. The Limbic Brain. The Brain. The brain is made out of three different parts: the reptilian brain, the limbic brain and the neo cortex.. Reptilian Brain. The reptilian brain needs water , food and a good sleep. It also needs to feel safe and secure and happy.. Memory systems. Memory tasks. Terms. The Brain. Forgetting. Improving memory. The Three Processes of Memory. Encoding. Storage. Retrieval. (TOT). The Three Memory Systems. 1.Sensory memory . Lifting the Fog. Majid Fotuhi, MD . PhD. New Discoveries. 2. . “This . book may be the most important you’ll ever read. Certainly, what Dr. Fotuhi teaches in this book . has . changed . my. . life.”. Functional Perspectives on Memory. There Are Several Kinds of Memory and Learning. Memory Has Temporal Stages: Short, Intermediate, and Long. Successive Processes Capture, Store, and Retrieve Information in the Brain. How Does Your Memory Work? Video Questions. 1. What part of your brain springs to action when your memory “network” is activated? . 2. Describe these 3 major functions of memory as described in the video: . Introduction to (Human Memory) the Study of the Brain. 2. Memory is Critical: Do We need Memory?. . Who are you?. Remember your past?. What do you do?. Where were you born?. How old are you?. Which beer is better?. How Your Brain Works - Week 13. Prof. Jan Schnupp. wschnupp@cityu.edu.hk. HowYourBrainWorks.net. Types of Memory. Short Term or. “Working”. Memory. Long Term. Procedural. Declarative. Episodic. Semantic. Neurons: . brain cells (look like trees). Synapses: . connections between neurons (like where roots and leaves of one tree touch other trees and talk). Neuro-transmitters: . chemicals that go between synapses, to talk and spread thoughts, ideas,...