In which type of memory are basal ganglia involved?
Correct Answer: Procedural
Description: Procedural Memory includes skills and habits, which, once accquired, become unconscious and automatic. This type of memory is processed in the striatum. Implicit Memory/Non-declarative memory: It doesnot require being conscious or awareness. Eg., Remembering how to brush your teeth. They are of 4 types: Procedural memory (skills and habits) in striatum, cerebellum, motor coex Priming in neocoex Non-associative learning (includes habituation and sensitization, e.g., Byheaing facts) Associative learning: Classical and operant conditioning. Exlicit/Declarative memory: Memory of words, rules, language etc., Associated with consciousness/awareness. Eg., recalling first day in school. They are of two types: Semantic Memory: (Facts) E.g., Knowing capital of India: Pas of brain involved are temporal coex and pre frontal coex. Episodic Memory: (Events) E.g., Recalling first day in college: hippocampus, medial temporal lobe and neocoex. Ref: Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology 25th edition Pgno: 283-285
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