AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

STUDYING THE BRAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Interactions between the ____ and the hippocampus ensure that we remember for a long time those events that are important and emotional.
A
Amygdala
B
Cerebrum
C
Thalamus
D
Hypothalamus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The amygdala is specialized for input and processing of emotion, while the hippocampus is essential for declarative or episodic memory. During emotional reactions, these two brain regions interact to translate the emotion into particular outcomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hippocampus helps humans process and retrieve two types of memory, declarative memories and spatial relationships. Declarative memories are those related to facts and events. Examples can include learning how to memorize speeches or lines in a play. Spatial relationship memories involve pathways or routes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, interactions between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus may support the ability to create contextual representations that link related memories, and use these contextual representations to retrieve the memories that are appropriate within a given context.

Detailed explanation-4: -The amygdala has long been known to play a key role in supporting memory for emotionally arousing experiences. For example, classical fear conditioning depends on neural plasticity within this anterior medial temporal lobe region.

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