learning

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Introduction

The generic term for the sustained change in behavior that occurs in response to experiences or practice.

Stages of learning:

All 3 stages are needed for new long-term memory.

Long-term potentiation (LTP) may form the basis of associative learning (memory).

Pathology

Notes

  • testing enhances learning through consolidation of retrieval processes linked with information storage[3]

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bezzola L et al. Training-induced neural plasticity in golf novices. J Neurosci 2011 Aug 31; 31:12444. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21880905
  3. 3.0 3.1 Akresh-Gonzales J What Is the Testing Effect, and How Does It Affect Learning, Knowledge, and Retention? NEJM Knowledge+ http://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/what-is-the-testing-effect-and-how-does-it-affect-learning-knowledge-and-retention/?utm_source=pfw&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blog