Hippocampus and Memory (1)

Professor Eric Kandel discusses the importance of the hippocampus in the formation of long-term memories.

The hippocampus is a structure that lies deep in the brain. It is important as an early storage place for long-term memory, and it is involved in the transition of long-term memory to even more enduring permanent memory.

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1281. CA1 and Spatial Memory

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1282. Attention and Memory

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1295. Memory-storing Proteins?

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1280. Experience Alters Gene Expression

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1284. Local Synaptic Changes During LTM

Professor Eric Kandel discusses changes in synapse structure during long-term memory. Research indicates these changes are synapse-specific and not neuron-wide.

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1279. Long- and Short-term Memory Differences (1)

Professor Eric Kandel compares short-term memory, which involves the alteration of pre-existing proteins, and long-term memory, which involves new protein synthesis.

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1283. Long-term Potentiation

Professor Eric Kandel introduces the concept of long-term potentiation, which refers to change in the strength of synaptic connections.

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1997. Learning and memory

Learning and memory are two intimately linked cognitive processes that stem from interactions with the environment (experience).

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1296. Discovery of the Aplysia

Professor Eric Kandel describes how he came to study the model organism Aplysia, which would later earn him a Nobel prize.

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