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anterograde and retrograde amnesia |
can occur together or seperately, HM had both |
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cosolidation how and timeline |
formation of a memory trace, as the semantic network becomes stronger, more neurones become involved and make the memory stronger occurs over a period of years |
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testing for retrograde amnesia |
famous face test |
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specifics of temporal lobe amnesia episodic, semantic, priming and skill memory |
episodic memory is disrupted e.g what you had for dinner last night semantic memory remains intact e.g what is the capital of France or understanding word meaning skill memory intact, even though there isn't an episodic memory of learning the skill priming intact |
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trace decay |
- cessation of neural firing (STM) - weakening of synapses (LTM) |
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forgetting: interference x2 |
- retroactive interference: new learning interfering with old (learning span, then italian, and span gets worse) - proactive interference: old learning interfering with new (always park car in same park, then change it and forget) |
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forgetting co occurs, trace decay and? |
trace distortion |
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doctored photos in memory test |
cause memory distortion to the point that people remember various things that weren't there --> memory is a reconstructive process |
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PTSD - post traumatic stress disorder 3 primary symptom clusters after events that elicited fear, helplessness or horror |
- re-experiencing the event through intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, and related phenomena - avoidance symptoms; loss of interest in social situations and deteachment - psychophysiological reactivity in response to trauma-related stimuli, including exaggerated startle, hypervigilance, elevated perspiration and shortness of breath |
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Wade et al |
memory distortion test with doctored photos to make it look like people had been hot air ballooning |
