The Term "Neural Correlates of Consciousness" Refers Most Accurately to the

question 33

Multiple Choice

The term "neural correlates of consciousness" refers most accurately to the

• A) changes in the brain that occur when we become conscious of a stimulus.
• B) subjective experience of how it feels to become conscious of a stimulus.
• C) area of the brain that is damaged when a person experiences blind sight.
• D) electrical activity in the brain that occurs when we are unconscious.

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Definitions:

Procedural Memories

Memories of motor skills and actions that have been learned previously and can be performed without conscious thought, as part of an individual's implicit memory.

Very Recent Memories

Memories of events that have occurred in the immediate past, often within minutes to days.

Long-Term Potentiation

An increase in synaptic strength following high-frequency stimulation of a chemical synapse, important for learning and memory.

Synaptic Firing Potential

The likelihood or ability of neurons to transmit an electrical or chemical signal across the synapse to another neuron.