WEEK 7 CCC- 1 : LTM and Amnesia

Amnesia

A condition characterized by memory loss, often due to damage in the temporal lobe or connected regions.

H.M.

A famous amnesiac who lost his ability to form new memories after surgery to treat his extreme epilepsy.

Anterograde Amnesia

A type of memory loss that affects the ability to form new memories after a specific event, such as surgery.

Episodic Memory

Memory for events that occurred at a specific time and place; typically impaired in amnesia.

Semantic Memory

Memory for facts, concepts, and word meanings; generally more preserved than episodic memory in amnesia.

Retrograde Amnesia

Loss of memories from before a brain injury; some degree is commonly present in amnesiac patients.

Standard Theory of Consolidation

A controversial theory suggesting that semantic memories consolidate over time, while episodic memories may not.

Semantic Dementia

A neurodegenerative condition characterized by difficulty in remembering the meanings of words and concepts.

Levels of Processing

A theory positing that deeper processing of information leads to better recall than shallow processing.

Context Dependent Memory

The improved recall of information when in the same context as when the information was initially encoded.

Retrieval Practice Effect

The phenomenon where testing oneself on material enhances long-term retention of that information.

Procedural Memory

A type of implicit memory that involves skills and actions, which can still be learned by amnesiacs.

Priming

An implicit memory effect where exposure to a stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus.

Cortex to Hippocampus Connection

The link that allows HM to remember some information after losing his hippocampus due to surgery.