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these are good for study because we can select random mutations and study effects on behavior

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drosophila

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these are good to be used because they are similar anatomy to humans and are used to study explicit memory

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mice

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aplysia reflexive withdrawal of gill following stimulation of siphone

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implicit memory

4
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learning to ignore a repeated stimulus

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habituation

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repeated stimulation of siphon results in reduction of epsp in interneuron and motor neuron, and reduced withdrawal of the gills lasting minutes

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short term habituation

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continued stimulation of siphone results in habituation of gill reflex lasting weeks

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long term habituation

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decrease in the number of synaptic contacts between sensory and motor neurons requires blank

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protein synthesis

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decreasing the number of synaptic contacts is called blank and is in long term habituation

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pruning,

9
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repeated exposure to harmful stimulus causes heightened response/enhancement of reflex

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sensitization

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in sensitization, a blank neuron stimulated by a tail shock releases blank onto presynaptic terminal

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facilitator, serotonin

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serotonin causes an increase in blank which activates blank

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cAMP, PKA

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closing K channels too soon causes blank

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prolonged depolarization

13
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increase glutamate from sensory cell

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heterosynaptic facilitation

14
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learning to associate one type of stimulus with another

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classical conditioning

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converting short term memory to long term

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consolidation

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consolidation involves changes in gene expression and blank

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protein synthesis

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high cAMP leads to prolonged activation of blank which activates blank transciption facotr which codes for blank

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PKA, CREB, gene expression

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short term memory storage has a change in the amount of nt release from blank, alter blank influx, and change in opening/closing of blank

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presynaptic cell, calcium, K+ channels

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long term memory storage changes the number of blank which leads to gene expression and blank which takes a while to occur

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synapses, protein synthesis

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gene products generated during long term storage can only be used where

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at that specific synapse

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mutation of fruit flies that is a defective cAMP phosphodiesterase

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dunce mutation

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mutation that is defective Ca dependent adenylate cyclase

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rutabaga mutation

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cAMP pathway is very important for blank

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learning/memory

24
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used for studies of implicit learned motor behavior, and can easily record from neural circuits

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aplysia

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short term habituation is due to blank of synaptic vesicles

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depletion

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long term habituation is due to blank

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synaptic pruning

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sensitization in short term memory is due to cAMP, PKA signaling where blank increases

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nt release

28
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long term sensitization is characterized by increased blank

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number of synapses

29
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main explicit memory circuit

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hippocampus

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donald hebb said that explicit learning occurs if a synapse is strengthened every time presynaptic and postsynaptic activity is blank

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correlated

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long lasting increase in epsp amplitude

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long term potentiation

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glutamate binding alone is insufficient to trigger opening of blank receptors due to blank block

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nmda, mg

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large depolarization of postsynaptic cell membrane needed to expel Mg block via

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electrostatic repulsion

34
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receptor is only functional when bound to glutamate and cell membrane is already depolarized

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coincidence detection

35
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calcium influx via nmda receptors if vital for blank

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long term potentiation

36
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depolarization is not large enough to expel Mg block so no ltp

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normal synaptic transmission

37
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activation of multiple inputs generates depolarzation large enough to expel mg block so ltp occurs

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cooperativitiy

38
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simultaneous strong and weak inputs and creates ltp for both synapses

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associativity

39
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unstimulated synapse does not undergo ltp (this ensures memories are selective and only formed at active synapses)

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synapse specificity

40
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phase of ltp that has insertion of ampa receptors and no stimulation of presynaptic cell

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early

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phase of ltp that has activation of transcription factors, protein synthesis, and new connections

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late

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nmda receptors are needed for ltp in blank and blank memory

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hippocampus, spatial

43
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experiment that shows important of nmda receptors

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morris water maze

44
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overexpression of nmda subunit can cause quicker blank in mammals

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learning

45
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reduction in synaptic strength following prolonged low frequency stimulation

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long term depression

46
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modest depolarization of postsynaptic cell is less effective at removing blank due to a low blank

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mg block, ca influx

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presynaptic memory storage is due to synaptic vesicle blank or increased blank

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depletion, nt release

48
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postsynaptic memory storage is due to insertion of blank and there is blank signaling to presynaptic cell

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ampa receptors, no

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production of new neurons in hippocampus

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neurgenesis

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increase neurogenesis increases blank

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learning/memory

51
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hearing loss is associated with blank neurogenesis and cognitive decline

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decreased