Memories, Light the Corners of My mind

Materials are simplified, especially details that are relatively insignificant or those that don’t stand out. These are the elements that are quickly forgotten and left out.

• Leveling

• Sharpening

• Assimilation

• Eucalyptus

In contrast to leveling, some materials are highlighted or emphasized because they are strange or significant to the story.

• Leveling

• Sharpening

• Assimilation

• Tacos

Some details are changed because of the influence of the story teller’s own preconceptions and knowledge. This is an example of schemas.

• Assimilation

• Sharpening

• Leveling

• Construct

The nervous system’s ability to obtain and retain information and skills for later retrieval

• Engram

• Memory

• Attended Input

• Ignored Input

Temporal lobe is associated with

• explicit memory

• implicit memory

• consolidation and spatial memory

• working memory

Hippocampus is associated with

• Long term memory, consolidation, explicit, recognition and spatial memory

• implicit

• explicit

• working

Cerebellum is associated with

• working memory

• implicit and procedural

• explicit

• fear learning

Neurotransmitters involved in memory:

•Epinephrine

•Dopamine

•Serotonin

•Glutamate

•Acetylcholine

• True

• False

• Buttons

time between learning and testing the retention of information

• Retention Interval

• Retroactive interference

• Proactive interference

• Simulation mechanisms

newer information interfering with the retention of old

• Retention interval

• Retroactive interference

• Proactive interference