The Philosopher and Mathematician RenéDescartes Famously Believed That the Mind

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Multiple Choice

The philosopher and mathematician RenéDescartes famously believed that the mind was not made of physical matter and could exist outside of the body.Descartes' belief in the relationship between mind and body could be described as

• A)determinism.
• B)empiricism.
• C)materialism.
• D)dualism.

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Definitions:

Memory Traces

The theoretical means by which memories are stored in the brain, believed to be a physical or biochemical change in neural tissue.

Neural Circuits

Networks of neurons interconnected by synapses, which are responsible for processing and transmitting information in the nervous system.

Long-Term Potentiation

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a long-lasting enhancement in signal transmission between neurons, believed to be the cellular basis for learning and memory.

Transience

The tendency for memory accessibility and accuracy to decrease over time, a characteristic of the human memory system.