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Entries from March 2008

An Introduction to Cognitive Function

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments · University

- planning complex motor actions, problem solving, thinking ahead, establishing priorities, forming and recalling memories, speaking – many of the areas associated with cognition are new – archicortex and paleocortex – formation and storage of declarative memories – lesions cause anterograde amnesia – inability to form new memories – hippocampus and medial-temporal cortex – long [...]

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