WEEK3 3.7A What is a Long Term M

DATE 2016/01/21 COURSE 3.7a What is a Long Term Memory?
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3.7A What is a Long Term Memory?

WORDS

epilepsy

Epilepsy is a brain condition which causes a person to suddenly lose consciousness and sometimes to have fits.

hippocampus

a mythological sea creature with the forelegs of a horse and the tail of a fish

amnesic

concussion

If you suffer concussion after a blow to your head, you lose consciousness or feel sick or confused.

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• A recent experiment suggest that these astrocytes may also have an important rolein learning.