Section 7 Understanding attention and the different types of memory
How to create hierarchies of description for the major cognitive phenomena – semantic and episodic memory, priming, working memory and procedural memory; using the hierarchies of description to understand the major phenomena in terms of major anatomy, detailed anatomy, physiology and chemistry
Lecture 19 Attention
Part 1 Attention at Psychological and Major Anatomical Structure Levels of Description
Part 2 Attention at Anatomical Connectivity Level of Description
Part 3 Attention at Neuron Receptive Field Level of Description
Part 4 Attention at Neuron Modulation Level of Description
Part 5 Attention at Synaptic Level of Description
Part 6 Attention at Ion Channel Level of Description
Part 7 Attention on Groups of Objects
Lecture 20 Semantic memory
Part 1 Semantic Memory at Cognitive and Cortical Column Levels of Description
Part 2 Semantic Memory at Level of Connectivity Between Major Anatomical Structures
Part 3 Semantic Memory at Level of Neuron Receptive Fields
Part 4 Basal Ganglia Management of Semantic Memory
Part 5 Understanding Category Verification Response Times
Part 6 Accessing Semantic Knowledge
Part 7 Various Phenomena: Tip of Tongue; Recognition vs. Recall; DejaVu
Lecture 21 Working memory
Part 1 Working Memory Cortical Column Mechanisms
Part 2 Working Memory Neuron and Synaptic Mechanisms
Part 3 Understanding Working Memory Phenomena
Lecture 22 Episodic memory mechanisms
Part 1 General Column Level Mechanisms of Episodic Memory
Part 2 More Detailed Column Level Mechanisms of Episodic Memory
Part 3 Neuron Level Descriptions of Episodic Memory
Part 4 Synaptic Level Mechanisms of Episodic Memory
Part 5 Episodic Memory Behaviour Selection at the Neuron Level of Description
Lecture 23 Episodic memory phenomena
Part 1 Limitations to Memory Recall Accuracy
Part 2 Shifting from Episodic to Semantic Recall
Part 3 Turning Up the Volume on Episodic Memories
Part 4 Involuntary Memories
Part 5 Imaginary Events
Part 6 False Memories
Part 7 Episodic Memory Recall as a Learned Sequence of Behaviours
Part 8 Episodic Memory Sequences and Cerebellar Microzones
Part 9 Understanding how Events are Dated and Duration of Time Perceived
Lecture 24 Priming and procedural memory
Part 1 Priming Memory
Part 2 Memory and Indirect Activation
Part 3 Understanding Procedural Memory
Part 4 Performance of Skills
Part 5 Procedural Memory Laboratory Experiments
Part 6 Henry Molaison (HM) MemoryDeficits
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How to create hierarchies of description for the major cognitive phenomena – semantic and episodic memory, priming, working memory and procedural memory; using the hierarchies of description to understand the major phenomena in terms of major anatomy, detailed anatomy, physiology and chemistry
Lecture 19 Attention
Part 1 Attention at Psychological and Major Anatomical Structure Levels of Description
Part 2 Attention at Anatomical Connectivity Level of Description
Part 3 Attention at Neuron Receptive Field Level of Description
Part 4 Attention at Neuron Modulation Level of Description
Part 5 Attention at Synaptic Level of Description
Part 6 Attention at Ion Channel Level of Description
Part 7 Attention on Groups of Objects
Lecture 20 Semantic memory
Part 1 Semantic Memory at Cognitive and Cortical Column Levels of Description
Part 2 Semantic Memory at Level of Connectivity Between Major Anatomical Structures
Part 3 Semantic Memory at Level of Neuron Receptive Fields
Part 4 Basal Ganglia Management of Semantic Memory
Part 5 Understanding Category Verification Response Times
Part 6 Accessing Semantic Knowledge
Part 7 Various Phenomena: Tip of Tongue; Recognition vs. Recall; DejaVu
Lecture 21 Working memory
Part 1 Working Memory Cortical Column Mechanisms
Part 2 Working Memory Neuron and Synaptic Mechanisms
Part 3 Understanding Working Memory Phenomena
Lecture 22 Episodic memory mechanisms
Part 1 General Column Level Mechanisms of Episodic Memory
Part 2 More Detailed Column Level Mechanisms of Episodic Memory
Part 3 Neuron Level Descriptions of Episodic Memory
Part 4 Synaptic Level Mechanisms of Episodic Memory
Part 5 Episodic Memory Behaviour Selection at the Neuron Level of Description
Lecture 23 Episodic memory phenomena
Part 1 Limitations to Memory Recall Accuracy
Part 2 Shifting from Episodic to Semantic Recall
Part 3 Turning Up the Volume on Episodic Memories
Part 4 Involuntary Memories
Part 5 Imaginary Events
Part 6 False Memories
Part 7 Episodic Memory Recall as a Learned Sequence of Behaviours
Part 8 Episodic Memory Sequences and Cerebellar Microzones
Part 9 Understanding how Events are Dated and Duration of Time Perceived
Lecture 24 Priming and procedural memory
Part 1 Priming Memory
Part 2 Memory and Indirect Activation
Part 3 Understanding Procedural Memory
Part 4 Performance of Skills
Part 5 Procedural Memory Laboratory Experiments
Part 6 Henry Molaison (HM) MemoryDeficits
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