Learning and memory. Language. Functional asymmetry of the hemispheres. 

In this lecture, we will talk about the neurophysiological basis of learning and memory; we will divide memory according to the time course of the storage and the nature of the information stored, explain the difference between declarative and non-declarative memory, describe the function and structural basis of semantic, episodic memory, associative and non-associative learning. We will describe the modern concept of speech and give examples of speech disorders, i.e. aphasia. We explain the functional difference between the speech-dominant and non-dominant hemispheres.

Basic terms:

Sensory memory, working memory, long-term memory; declarative (explicit) and non-declarative (implicit) memory. Semantic, episodic memory. Associative learning, non-associative (habituation, sensitization) learning. Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia. Speech dominant and non-dominant hemisphere. Prosody.