Retrograde amnesia

This research article by Steven J. Frenda, Lawrence Patihis, Elizabeth F. Loftus, Holly C. Lewis and Kimberly M. Fenn, aims to further the research on false memories and how they occur by looking into the role of sleep deprivation. 2 experiments were conducted; experiment one contained 193 undergraduates from the University of California, experiment 2 contained 104 undergraduates from Michigan State University. In each experiment there was a sleep deprived group and a rested group. In experiment…

False Memories: Investigating the Reliability of Human Memory Jordan Asnicar University of Queensland Memory plays a fundamental role in our everyday lives. Our ability to absorb, store and recall information, as we need it, is integral to how we understand and navigate the world. Most people consider their memory to be reliable however memory is malleable and is often manipulated by a range of factors that we’re not aware of (Laney & Loftus, 2013). Psychological studies have…

What is a false memory? Have you ever encountered a False Memory? If you have, do not worry because they happen to everyone and is very normal to have them throughout life. In many cases, false memories can be a huge bother to many people because of the hassle of not remembering something that was on the "tip of your tongue". False memories can be defined as a recollection of a memory that did not actually occur, for example sexual assault or maybe winning an achievement/ award. When false…

compares the movie “Memento” (2000), and its portrayal of Anterograde amnesia to what the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders defines amnesia as which is, “The predominant disturbance is one or more episodes of inability to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness.” As we can see, in a basic analysis amnesia is the loss of memory…

Christopher Nolan, is played from two points of view. There are the black and white scenes, which are played from the past to present and the colored scenes which are snips from the present to the past. The protagonist, Leonard Shelby, suffers from amnesia, which keeps him from learning new information. He received this condition after an accident where it’s thought that his wife was raped and killed. Throughout this movie, Leonard tells a story about a man who suffered from the same condition…

Movie Analysis Before I Go To Sleep 1 and 2) The Director of the movie call “before I go to sleep” is Rowan joffe. The story takes place mainly inside in the house. The main character Christine suffers from a memory condition called anterograde Amnesia, she wakes up every morning with a man she doesn’t know; she wakes up without any memory about her life. She asks him “who are you,” because she don’t remember anything, he explains her every morning that he is her husband Ben. He tells her she…

marine veterinarian at an aquarium, decides to pursue this girl named Lucy who got into a serious car accident even though he is not really looking for a long term relationship at the time. In result of the car accident, Lucy suffers from anterograde amnesia but in the movie it is called Goldfield Syndrome. Lucy is unable to make new memories, but the long term memories before her car accident remains intact.The accident damaged her temporal lobe or the more specific hippocampal region.…

50 First, Dates is a movie about a veteran doctor named Henry Roth who falls in love with a girl who suffers from having short-term memory loss. This vet is a playboy, who doesn’t take relationship serious and loves to engage in non-monogamous with different ladies. That is up until he meets Lucy Whitmore at a diner. Lucy isn’t your average girl that henry is used to. Due to a car accident that Lucy was in with her dad, caused her to have short-term memory loss. Meaning every night all her…

was a film about Leonard, an insurance investigator who suffered from anterograde amnesia. Memento (2001) did a fair job in not only explaining the condition of anterograde amnesia but also gave readers many thoughts after watching the movie. There are many human intelligence traits illustrated in the movie varies with different characters in the film. Leonard, an insurance investigator, who developed anterograde amnesia after an incident in his house, when his wife was attacked and killed.…

I did one day of a medicine/surgical clinical day with Anne Hartman at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. The day began at 0800 and ended shortly after 1600. There were several differences along the way starting with the time. I teach clinicals for Iowa College of Nursing and they begin at 0645 and end at 1530. Anne had informed me that she was not a morning person and got to chose what times she did her clinicals out. Plus, the hours she taught clinicals counted toward her full time…