CHAPTER SIX Memory The experience of pain cannot be separated
CHAPTER SIX Memory The experience of pain cannot be separated

... the evening, the dinner before the performance, and perhaps even the vintage of wine selected ...
Eric Richard Kandel (Columbia University) 2000 Nobel Prize in
Eric Richard Kandel (Columbia University) 2000 Nobel Prize in

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Lecture 16
Lecture 16

... processes make it easier for the neuron to respond again  This increased responsiveness is longterm potentiation  It is now accepted that the structure of synapses change after learning ...
Chap2
Chap2

... Memory consists of a change in the structure of neurons that leads to increased likelihood of firing. Review of neural structure: ...

State-dependent memory

State-dependent memory, or state-dependent learning is the phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was formed. The term is often used to describe memory retrieval while in states of consciousness produced by psychoactive drugs – most commonly, alcohol, but has implications for mood or non-substance induced states of consciousness as well.Unlike context-dependent memory, which involves an individual’s external environment and conditions, state-dependent memory applies to the individual's internal conditions. For example, while context-dependent memory might refer to the idea that taking a test in the same room that an individual studied in will make it easier to retrieve those memories, state-dependent learning refers to the idea that if an individual always studied for a test while slightly caffeinated, it will most likely be easiest to recall what they studied during the test if they are at a similar level of caffeination.