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Chapter 12 Neuropsyc

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anterograde amnesia   show
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show inability to remember events prior to impairment  
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show process in which brain forms a (sorta) permanent physical representation of a memory  
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show process of accessing stored memories-act of remembering  
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show increase rate of firing when individual is in a specific location in the environment, found in hippocampus  
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show involves learning that results in memories of facts, ppl, and events a person can verbalize/declare  
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show memories for behaviors from procedural/skills learning, emotional learning, and s-r conditioning  
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working memory   show
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Hebb rule   show
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show persistent strengthening of synapses from simultaneous activation of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons  
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LTD   show
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associative LTP   show
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show outgrowths from dendrites that partially bridge the synaptic cleft and make synapses more sensitive  
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show substantial loss of memory and other cog abilities, usually in elderly  
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Alzheimer's   show
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show clumps of amyloid beta, a type of protein, that cluster among axon terminals and interfere with neural transmission  
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neurofibrillary tangles   show
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reserve hypothesis   show
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spontaneous confabulation   show
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