Memory
Contents
- 1 Haptic memory is a type of sensory memory that represents
- 2 Iconic memory is a type of sensory memory that represents
- 3 Which is most commonly lost in a patient of ‘amnestic syndrome’ with bilateral hippocampal damage
- 4 Wernicke encephalopathy is characterized by the presence of a triad of symptoms Except –
- 5 Papez circuit functions primarily in the cortical control of
- 6 Papez circuit also known as
- 7 Which is called ‘Reward pathway’?
- 8 Papez circuit starts from
- 9 In Shorts
- 10 Amnestic syndrome
- 11 Sensory memories
- 12 Types of memory
Haptic memory is a type of sensory memory that represents
A. visual stimuli
B. auditory stimuli
C. touch stimuli
D. taste stimuli
Iconic memory is a type of sensory memory that represents
A. visual stimuli
B. auditory stimuli
C. touch stimuli
D. taste stimuli
Which is most commonly lost in a patient of ‘amnestic syndrome’ with bilateral hippocampal damage
A. Immediate memory
B. Short term memory
C. Remote memory
D. Semantic memory
Wernicke encephalopathy is characterized by the presence of a triad of symptoms Except –
A. ophthalmoplegia
B. confusion
C. ataxia
D. diplopia
Papez circuit functions primarily in the cortical control of
A. Motor activity
B. Sensory Processor
C. Emotion
D. Gait control
Papez circuit also known as
A. Trisynaptic circuit
B. Mesolimbic pathways
C. Medial limbic circuit
D. Hypothalamic circuit
Which is called ‘Reward pathway’?
A. Trisynaptic circuit
B. Mesolimbic pathways
C. Medial limbic circuit
D. Hypothalamic circuit
Papez circuit starts from
A. mammillary bodies
B. subiculum
C. anterior nucleus of the thalamus
D. cingulate gyrus
In Shorts
Amnestic syndrome
Amnestic syndrome- refers to profound loss of recent or short-term episodic memory.
These patients, most of whom have bilateral hippocampal damage, have
- normal immediate and working memory
- normal ability to recall remote and semantic memories
Sensory memories
sensory memories | ||
1 | Iconic memory | visual stimuli |
2 | Echoic memory | auditory stimuli |
3 | Haptic memory | touch stimuli |
Types of memory
1 | Immediate | working memory | Prefrontal cortex |
2 | short-term or recent memory | Episodic memory | Medial temporal lobe |
3 | Long-term memory | Semantic memory | Lateral temporal and other cortices |
4 | Motor memory | Procedural memory | Basal ganglia, cerebellum |