1- Damage to the hippocampus impairs the ability to convert short-term memories to long-term memories—that is, to stop new memories from simply fading away. In severe cases, it causes anterograde amnesia, a complete inability to form new long-term memories after a certain point in time. Damage to other areas such as the temporal lobe or amygdala may cause other memory impairments.
Describe a movie or tv show in which memory loss is a key part of the plot line. What did the movie or show get right? In which ways did the movie or show stray from science?
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To answer this question, visit , https://www.biomotionlab.ca/html5-bml-walker/
- Play with the four sliders to adjust the “walker”. What changes about the arrangement and movement of the dots as you change each slider?
- How and why does this demonstration work? Explain using concepts discussed in the Sensation and Perception Chapter Sections you read.
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Your brain’s suprachiasmatic nucleus uses external cues such as natural and artificial light to regulate your circadian rhythms and internal clock. Consider the number of brightly lit screens to which you expose your eyes and your suprachiasmatic nucleus every night: TVs, computers, tablets, smartphones, and perhaps even more.
- How much time do you spend on these screens?
- How close to bedtime?
- Do you look at any screens while you’re in bed?
- How have you noticed your sleep being influenced by screen time near bedtime?
- Would you (or do you) allow your children to use screens when their bedtime approaches?
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