Jeremy Is Sitting Quietly When the Muscles in His Left

question 140

Multiple Choice

Jeremy is sitting quietly when the muscles in his left leg begin to "twitch." This activation of movement in his voluntary muscles is MOST likely due to the release of the neurotransmitter

• A)serotonin.
• B)dopamine.
• C)acetylcholine.
• D)norepinephrine.

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Definitions:

Explicit Memories

Memories that can be consciously recalled, such as facts and events, and are part of our declarative memory system.

Infantile Amnesia

The inability of adults to recall personal memories from the early years of their life, typically before the age of 3-4 years.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain in humans and other vertebrates, responsible for the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory and spatial navigation.

Encoding

The initial process of transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory, critical for learning and memory formation.