Ch 10

Amnesia

Loss of memory abilities.

Anterograde Amnesia

Inability to form new memories after brain injury.

Retrograde Amnesia

Loss of past memories before injury.

Amnesic Syndrome

Severe memory impairment with intact intelligence.

Amyloid Plaques

Protein deposits in Alzheimer's disease.

Neurofibrillary Tangles

Twisted tau proteins inside neurons.

Anosognosia

Lack of awareness of cognitive deficits.

Benzodiazepines

Drugs that can cause temporary amnesia.

Capgras Syndrome

Belief that familiar people have been replaced by imposters.

Confabulation

Fabricated memories without intent to deceive.

Consolidation

Process of stabilizing a memory trace.

Diencephalon

Brain region important for memory, includes thalamus.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Treatment for depression that can cause temporary amnesia.

Errorless Learning

Learning method minimizing errors, helpful for amnesic patients.

Frontal Syndrome

Behavioral changes due to frontal lobe damage.

Hippocampus

Brain structure essential for forming new memories.

Implicit Memory

Unconscious memory (e.g., skills).

Repetition Priming

Improved processing due to prior exposure.

Word Fragment Completion

Task to study implicit memory.

Korsakoff's Disease

Amnesia from chronic alcoholism and thiamine deficiency.

Mammillary Bodies

Structures linked to memory; damaged in Korsakoff's.

Medial Temporal Lobes

Key structures for memory consolidation.

Memory Appropriation

Adopting memories from others.

Memory Compensation

Strategies to aid memory loss.

Memory Conversations

Conversations reinforcing shared memories.

Memory Importation

Integrating others' memories as one's own.

Memory Rehabilitation

Therapy designed to improve memory.

Method of Vanishing Cues

Gradually removing hints to teach memory-impaired patients.

Reduplicative Paramnesia

Belief that a place has been duplicated.

Ribot's Law

Older memories are more resistant to loss.

Short-Term Memory Amnesia

Inability to hold information temporarily.

Source Amnesia

Remembering information but forgetting its source.

Transient Global Amnesia

Temporary, sudden amnesia episode.