Memory & Sleep!

What are the two classic synapses for LTP?

• Mossy fiber path

• Perforant path

• Schaffer collateral path

• Mossy branch path

Which of the following is not a property of classic LTP?

• Cooperative

• Hippocampal

• Synapse specific

• Associative

Which of the following are necessary for classic LTP?

• Elevated postsynaptic calcium

• Elevated presynaptic calcium

• NMDA receptors

• CaMKII phosphorylation

In the silent synapse hypothesis, what kind of receptors are brought to the synapse?

• NMDA

• AMPA

• Voltage gated calcium

• Voltage gated sodium

When is c-fos active?

• When a neuron is inactive

• When an enhancer element binds

• When a neuron is active

• When a repressor element binds

What maintains LTP, LTD, and memory for long periods of time?

• Permanent proteins

• Continuous re-inducting of LTP/LTD

• Ongoing CaMKII phosphorylation

• New mRNA and proteins

In the systems memory consolidation theory, what kind of communications are strengthened immediately after learning?

• Hippocampal circuits

• Cortex cirucits

• Hippocampus to cortex circuits

• Cortex to hippocampus circuits

Where are memories thought to reside in the brain?

• Cortex and thalamus

• Cortex and amygdala

• Hippocampus and amygdala

• Hippocampus and cortex

What is an engram cell?

• The physical location where LTD is stored

• The physical location where memory is stored

• The theory that memories are stored in the hippocampus

• The theory that memories are transient

When is tTA active?

• When AMP is not present

• When AMP is present

• When DOX is present

• When DOX is not present