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    (1900)‚ Gruntal (1947)‚ Glees & Griffin (1952). In particular‚ Scoville’s (1954) famous case study of H.M. indicated the role of the medial temporal lobe in episodic memory after H.M. showed severe anterograde and moderate temporally graded retrograde amnesia (upto 7 years) following surgical bilateral removal of this area aimed at curing his epileptic seizures. The deficit was specific to declarative memory – e.g. H.M. could still learn new procedural skills (non-declarative). (Hippocampus) Subsequently

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    MEMORY / COGNITION TEST REVIEW SHEET Chapter 9 – Memory MEMORY: The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information. FLASHBULB MEMORY: A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event. Example: 9/11 Terrorist Attacks ENCODING: The processing of information into the memory system. Example: Adding meaning to the information. STORAGE: The retention of encoded information over time. RETRIEVAL: The process of getting information out

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    Gantt Apple Eng 101 Section 74 Severity of Sports Concussion Abstract The sports concussion is a brain injury that athletes suffer in many different sports. This injury is caused by trauma to the brain‚ which is cause by a blow to an athlete’s head. The different types of concussions are broken up into three different grades. The grades include mild‚ moderate‚ and severe. The different grades share most of the same effects caused by the concussion. The major difference in the concussions is

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    Disorders a.Dissociative Amnesia b.Dissociative Identity Disorder c.Dissociative Fugue   3.Signs and Symptoms a.Symptoms of all three disorders: i.Memory loss (amnesia) of certain time periods‚ events and people ii.Mental health problems‚ including depression and anxiety iii.A perception of the people and things around you as distorted and unreal (derealization) iv.A blurred sense of identity b.Each area has a distinct mode of dissociation. i.Dissociative Amnesia- Memory loss more extensive

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    time‚ or dissociative amnesia * Creates a chaotic life for the original personality * Different types of dissociative disorder * The Four dissociative disorders listed in the DSM IV are as follows: * Dissociative Amnesia * Dissociative Fugue * Depersonalization Disorder * Dissociative Identity Disorder II. Dissociative Amnesia * What is Dissociative Amnesia? * (Formerly Psychogenic Amnesia). The inability to recall

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    Sports Concussions

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    concussions that occur during sports competition include three grades of concussion. Patients with grade 1 concussions have confusion without amnesia or loss of consciousness. They should be checked for amnesia or other symptoms every five minutes for 20 minutes‚ and allowed to resume playing if no symptoms develop. Grade 2 patients have confusion with amnesia and no loss of consciousness. They should be removed from competition and examined for symptoms immediately after the injury and again the day

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    Survival in Diaspora

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    generation”‚ forced themselves to forget their culture and lose themselves and with this “conscious choice of amnesia” brought an onset of “fragmented self” or “displacement”. The process of assimilation is because of culture‚ and since culture plays a huge role in identity‚ assimilation is what shapes your identity and molds your culture. In Yauling Hsieh’s ‘From Obsession to Amnesia: Survival in Diaspora’‚ the professor states that “The fragmentation of one’s personal identity is a serious issue

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    I. Memory: Processes‚ Models‚ Sensory Memory‚ Short-Term Memory A. Memory processes 1. Memory and Its Processes Memory - an active system that receives information from the senses‚ organizes and alters it as it stores it away‚ and then retrieves the information from storage. Processes of Memory: Encoding – converting sensory information into a form that is usable in the brain’s storage systems. Storage – holding onto information for some period of time. Retrieval – getting information that

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    categories that involves this kind of memory loss‚ amnesia and dementia. Amnesia is a partial or complete loss of memory due to loss of consciousness‚ brain damage‚ or some psychological cause. Unlike the memory disorders that are experienced by some older adults‚ amnesia can be experienced at any age. In some cases‚ amnesia takes the form of an inability to store new information. This kind of amnesia is known as anterograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form long-term memories of

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    physical disabilities may even emerge. Before explaining Mort Rainey’s portrayal of this disorder‚ let’s look at some of the symptoms of DID. One symptom that is included in DSM-IV-TR criteria is amnesia. Amnesia in this case refers to dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue. Dissociative amnesia is the inability to recall personal information. Dissociative fugue is an inability to recall the past‚ often featuring a sudden‚ unexpected travel away from home. In DID‚ it is relatively unimportant

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