What Is the Name of the Brain Structure That Produces

question 68

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the brain structure that produces dopamine, and when damaged produces symptoms called Parkinson's disease?

• A) medulla
• B) thalamus
• C) medial forebrain bundle
• D) hippocampus
• E) substantia nigra

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories interfere with the recall of new memories.

Encoding Specificity Principle

The principle that recall is most effective when information available at the time of recall is similar to the information available at the time of encoding.

Depth-Of-Processing Principle

A concept suggesting that information that is thought about at a deeper, more meaningful level is more likely to be remembered than information processed at a superficial level.

State-Dependent Memory

The phenomenon wherein information learned in a particular state of mind is more readily recalled when in the same state.