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Guys- Let’s
see if you can
remember
anything I
said on the
first day of
class
Memory and Recall
Jensen, Chapter 15
Senses
Sensory
And PostSensory
Temporal
Integrative
Cortex
Frontal Integrative
Cortex
Premotor a
Motor
Cortex and
Amygdala
• How memory works?
– Process rather than location
– Multiple memory locations and
systems
– Retrieval process is what activates
dormant neurons to trigger memories
• Memory is determined by the type of
retrieval process used
– One theory is that memories are
frozen patterns waiting for a
resonating signal to awaken them
• Situation of memory
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Not one place specific
Well distributed in our cortex
Sounds = auditory cortex
Names, nouns and pronouns = temporal lobe
Amygdala = implicit negative memories
Basal ganglia = learned skills
Cerebellum = associative information and movement
Hyppocampus = spatial and other explicit memories
(speaking and reading memories)
– Memories involve many senses
– After a while parts of memory changes + or Remember “separate realities”
– Memory is always on call
• We have indexes that contain the instructions (not
the content) for the brain to rekindle the
contentconvergent zones
• Convergent zones unite the different contents
(color, sound, etc) as they move through the
retrieval process
• Long Term Potentiation (LTP)
– Is the actual molecular process involved in the
formation of explicit memoriesstrength of
synaptic connections
– It is mediated by genes
– There is also a protein called CREB = tells the
brain to store the information in the long or
short term memory
Acetylcholine=
neurotransmitter
Adrenaline=
neurotransmitter
Lecithin=
Neurotransmitter
Chemicals that Impact
MEMORY
Norepinephrine=
neurotransmitter
Phenylalanine=
protein
Class, what is a neurotransmitter?
Memory Pathways
• Explicit
– Semanticcontent
– Episodiccontext
• Implicit
– Proceduralautomatic behaviors that are
learned and you must think about them before
you do them
– Reflexiveautomatic behaviors that take
place without thinking about them
• Memory is State (Mood/Situation/Context)
Dependent
– Each mental, physical and emotional state binds up
information within a particular state
– Emotions are learned while information is learned
– Practical Applications
• Engage all five senses.
• Discussions about learners’ feelings and emotions
regarding new learning.
• Incorporate the new learning in some way to their own
personal life.
• Use storyboards (like oversized comic strip panels) to
present key ideas
• Make a video or audio tape: the more complex the better.
• Use peg words to link numbers or pictures to an idea for
ease in recall.
• Create or re-do a song with lyrics that represent new
learning.
Assessment
• Choose a concept that is presented in
both text.
– Explain reason for choosing
– Compare them in terms of:
• Definition
• Description
• Application
– As a summary, develop your own theory on
how will you teach the concept to a class like
this.
– One page only!