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| the physical construction and processes of the brain. |
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| the flow of information (data) into the brain and what the individual does with that information in terms of learning and memory. |
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| individuals construct meaning from information based on their perceptions, beliefs, experiences |
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| emotions affect the brain's ability to think, learn, and remember. (synapses) |
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| brain nerve cells or gray matter |
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| the fibers grown from neuron bodies |
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| one long fiber in the neuron |
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| contribute to the development and maintenance of connections between neurons |
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| tiny bulb at the end of each axon (connection point) |
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| the ability of the brain to be modified |
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| natural process, the elimination of excess neurons and synapses. |
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| a form of neural plasticity that changes behavior by remodeling neural connections |
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| continuous partial attention |
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| staying aware of everything but rarely focusing on any one thing |
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| we have several taks we want to accomplish simultaneously in order to save time. |
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| sight, sound, touch, smell, taste |
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| the act of our sensory register intentionally focussing on and grabbing the signal |
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| central executive (first part of our consciousness in the working memory that directs or sensory register to attend to the signal) |
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| functions include controlling the flow of information from the sensory register, processing it for consolidation in the long-term memory. |
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| long-term memory (second) |
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| declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge, is immediately available. |
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| the part of our conscious mind that thinks |
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| the act of organizing information and placing it into the long-term memory, (deliberate act) |
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| seems to have an infinite capacity and indefinite duration. |
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| neutral networks grouped by meaning |
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| consolidated in networks as explicit memories, that is memories that we can consciously access. (episodic, factual, autobiographical, spatial, and semantic memory) |
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| the continual awareness we have of our own understanding as we learn something new. |
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