Short term memory activates the frontal lobe while long term memory activates the temporal lobe. Information flows one way from the cortex to the basal ganglia in an unconscious process without feedback to the neocortex, and dopamine is the major neurotransmitter. The medial temporal region including the hippocampus, amygdala, and entorhinal cortex are involved in memory, with the hippocampus specifically involved in spatial memory and the formation of mental maps.

2.  Short term memory activates the frontal lobe
 Long term memory activates the temporal lobe

4.  Information goes one way from the cortex  basil ganglia
 Unconscious – No feedback to neocortex
 Dopamine is the major neurotransmitter

5.  Medial Temporal Region
 Hippocampus
 Amygdala
 Entorhinal Cortex
 Degenerates in Alzheimer’s
 Parahippocampal Cortex
 Visuospatial processing
 Perirhinal Cortex
 Visual object memory

6.  Hippocampus is involved in memory for location
of things – mental maps
 Better spatial memory  larger hippocampus
 IE: london taxi drivers
 Visual Object Memory

7.  Amygdala and hypothalamus play a large role
 Increased release of stress hormones  increase in
memory consolidation