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| Biochemically how does short term memory differ from long term memory? |
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short-term memory involves changes in existing proteins
long-term memory involves de novo transcription and translation and there for takes longer time
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| memory that depends on de novo transcription and translation. Many forms of declarative LTM require a hippocampus-dependant cellular consolidation period usually weeks in rodents. LTM are redistributed to the neocortex which is sometimes called remote memory |
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| external cues such as light or food that entrain endogenous circadian rhythms |
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| What is long-term potentiation (LTM) |
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| The increase in postsynaptic potential induced in response to repeated presynaptic stimuli. LTP can persist for hours or longer and is generally thought to be a molecular correlate of LTM formation |
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| The initial encoding of information that relies on short-term modifications of existing synapses. It is typically gauged by memory tests administered shortly after training. |
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