MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

MUSCLE RECEPTORS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Animals use their ____ to help them in future decisions to avoid harm.
A
brains
B
memory
C
specialized
D
stimuli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals lack WM abilities altogether. They (like humans) have forms of sensory short-term memory that can retain reverberating information within sensory cortices for about 2 seconds following the removal of a stimulus, but they have no capacity to further sustain or refresh those representations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Recently, mice have been at the forefront of research into memories. An incredible study at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta looked at if it was possible for memories to be passed on genetically.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. Short-term memory refers to a storage mechanism that retains information for a limited period of time. In animals, working memory (WM) is conceptualized as a form of short-term memory that encompasses both storage and processing functions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Studies of non-human primates, rats, black-capped chickadees, scrub-jays, and tayras indicate that animals may have a sense of “the future, ‘’ and act accordingly.

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