Amnesia and the Neuropsychology of Memory

These flashcards cover key concepts and definitions related to amnesia, memory types, and neuropsychological findings.

Explicit Memory

Conscious recollection of facts or events, involving recall and recognition.

Implicit Memory

Unconscious change that includes procedural knowledge and priming.

Recall

Actively retrieving information from memory; requires self-initiated retrieval.

Recognition

Identifying previously seen information among options; relies on familiarity.

Anterograde Amnesia

Inability to form new explicit memories after a trauma.

Retrograde Amnesia

Inability to retrieve explicit memories before the trauma occurred.

Priming

Improved processing of a stimulus due to previous exposure without conscious recollection.

Depth of Processing

The level of depth at which information is encoded, affecting memory retention.

Hippocampus

Brain region crucial for forming explicit memories; affected in amnesic patients.

Behavioral Double Dissociation

Demonstration that distinct cognitive processes can be affected independently.

Mirror Reading Study

Study showing performance of anterograde amnesiacs in implicit memory tasks.

Tower of Hanoi

A game involving moving disks according to specific rules, used to study problem solving.