Brain Bee 2

The medial temporal lobe, which includes the ________ and parahippocampal regions, works with other regions of the cerebral cortex, the brain’s outermost layer, to form, organize, consolidate, and retrieve memories.

• amygdala

• hippocampus

• Wernicke's area

• Brocca's area

The four major lobes of the cerebral cortex — frontal, parietal, ______ and occipital — process sensory information such as smell, taste, sight, and sound.

• frontal

• parietal

• temporal

• medial

_______ memory is memory for facts, data, and events.

• Sensory

• Semantic

• Exploratory

• Declarative

_______ memories consist of the cultural knowledge, ideas, and concepts you’ve accumulated about the world — for example, names of state capitals, word definitions, how to add and subtract, or dates of historical events and their meaning.

• Declarative

• Semantic

• Exploratory

• Episodic

________ memories are unique representations of your personal experiences.

• Declarative

• Episodic

• Nondeclarative

• Semantic

__________ memory — also known as implicit or procedural memory — is stored and retrieved without conscious effort.

• Nondeclarative

• Declarative

• Semantic

• Episodic

Motor skill learning involves many areas of the brain, but three are especially important: the basal ganglia — the “habit center” of the brain — the prefrontal cortex, and the ________, an area at the back of the brain involved in motor control and coordination.

• hippocampus

• amygdala

• medial temporary lobe

• cerebellum

The ability of synapses to remodel themselves is called synaptic __________.

Two opposing but equal processes are key for synaptic plasticity: long-term _________ (LTP) long-term depression (LTD).

LTP is a long-lasting increase in synaptic strength, which occurs in many brain regions but especially in the ________.

• frontal lobe

• hippocampus

• amygdala

• temporary lobe