Neurological Amnesia

Retrograde Amnesia has pros and cons. Pros would be forgetting about bad ex’s and tragic events like rape or witnessing a murder. Not remembering were keys are or where you live would be a con. Retrograde Amnesia is recollection failure Derivative of neurological or psychological nature. Retro means recent past or before so the name really speaks for itself. Early signs for retrograde amnesia would be consistency of forgetting things that not so long ago happened or getting lost in places where you should have known were to be. Forgetting names like I myself sometimes forget might seem like a symptom but it’s not. People generally differ in their knowledge in degrees when it comes to factual information. However, if forgetting names of relatives

Anterograde Amnesia is the inability to store new information after the brain damage has occurred. (Luke Mastin 2010). Anterograde Amnesia is very rare, in fact there have a few cases where the amnesia was "pure". The symptoms and hardship of the person depend on the cause for the memory loss. Some symptoms of Anterograde Amnesia are partial memory loss, having a hard time recognizing relatives or family, feeling of confusion, difficulty taking in new information, inability to remember familiar places, and difficulty in learning and remembering new things.(PHC Editorial Team 2013) Characteristics of Anterograde Amnesia are abnormally small hippocampi bilaterally and elevated hippocampal water.(Mayo Clinic 2014) There are many ways to recognize

There are two main dimensions of amnesias. The first cause is physical or psychological; the second proceeds or follows a traumatic event. Most amnesia is a result either from organic or neurological causes (damage to the brain through physical injury, neurological disease or the use of certain drugs), The seriousness of the amnesia depends on the areas in which the brain is damaged. The second dimension is the dichotomy between forgetting the past versus an inability to form new memories. Terry, W. Scott. Learning and memory: basic principles, processes, and procedures. Boston, MA: Pearson, 2009. Print. Retrograde amnesia is not being able to remember events before the disorder. The amount of time that can't remember depends on the severity. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories, it is usually caused by severe brain trauma.

About three months ago, during the summer, I was living a very unhealthy lifetsyle. For about a week I felt like I wasn't remembering things that should have been easily known. During normal daily activites such as work, I would tend to forget things that would have been easy to remember any other day. I've been working as a deilvry driver at a pizzeria now for close to 2 years, and I know the neighborhood extremly well. However, during this time, I was starting to forget items at the pizzeria such as sodas or where streets were, that I knew extremly well. It is for these reasons that I feel like I was experiecing symptoms of disaciative amnesia

No treatment is needed for transient global amnesia. It resolves on its own and has no

This form of amnesia does not affect the ability to recognize familiar people or remember one’s own name. However, it does not make its occurrence any less unnerving. Fortunately, it is a rare condition that does not appear to cause any significant harm and is unlikely to recur. Transient global amnesia does not last very long, and memory returns to normal afterwards.

I believe that it is a good idea to get rid of upsetting or traumatic memories by using medication or other types of therapy In some occasions. There are so many people that come back from war with PTSD and because of it aren't able to function properly and end up becoming homeless. I believe this would be beneficial for them so that they can hopefully lead normal lives. This treatment could also be beneficial for first responders like the article says. A downside could be becoming addicted to the medication because they don't want to feel anything due to being depressed.There are also unknown side affects that all medications have. What if it causes anterograde amnesia? Also, if you do decide to go to therapy you run the risk of a stranger

How does memory work? Is it possible to improve your memory? In order to answer these questions, one must look at the different types of memory and how memory is stored in a person's brain.Memory is the mental process of retaining and recalling information or experiences. (1) It is the process of taking events, or facts and storing them in the brain for later use. There are three types of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

According to Pinel (2013), medial temporal lobe amnesia is amnesia or loss of memory that is associated with “bilateral damage to the medial temporal lobes” (p.478). H.M.’s case was revolutionary to the study of human memory. Prior to H.M.’s surgery, it was shown that the removal of one medial temporal lobe was effective treatment for patients with a unilateral temporal lobe focus. H.M. suffered from on average one “generalized seizure” per week and many “partial seizures” per day (Pinel, 2013, p.260). Anticonvulsant medication’s proved to be ineffective for the treatment of H.M.’s seizures (Pinel, 2013). H.M.’s doctors ran tests including an electroencephalography or EEG, in which they proposed that the H.M.’s convulsions originated from the center of the medial portions of both his left and right temporal lobes (Pinel, 2013, p.260). His doctors believes that since the removal of one medial temporal lobe was effective treatment for patients like H.M., he would benefit from removal of both medial portions of both temporal lobes (Pinel, 2013). H.M.’s surgery proved to be effective for stopping his seizures (Pinel,

◦Car accidents, bike accidents, falls, abusing alcohol, and using illegal drugs can injure the brain and cause memory problems.

Most researchers into memory have argued that there is a significant distinction between explicit memory (declarative) and implicit memory (non-declarative). However, it is now suggested that researchers move past this distinction by focusing research on amnesia and healthy individuals as the current viewpoint may be limited. According to the original view, amnesiacs should have impaired performance on non-declarative memory tasks and intact performance on declarative tasks (Cognitive Psychology: a student’s handbook, Eysenck and Keane, 2010). However, according to Reder et al. (2009, p.24), “The critical feature that distinguishes tasks that are impaired from those that are spared under amnesia hinges on whether the task requires the formation

Based on movie, the story itself portrays a complicated story line, which need to be more critically analyses about the way Leonard solve his problem during he is in the state of an anterograde amnesia. This movie explains the symptoms, causes and treatments accordingly. However, the storyline mention about the treatments through Leonard’s client during his working time as an insurance investigator before Leonard experience amnesia. Leonard can retrieved information before he experience the amnesia, and remember the way his clients solve the problem and use the same way to solve his problems.

First, studies on H.M.’s brain found that memory is primarily a psychological function. Although post-surgery H.M. struggled with remembering everyday events and performed poorly on neuropsychological tests, he still maintained his perceptual and cognitive abilities and was able to even increase his IQ years after the surgery had been completed (Eichenbaum, 2013). Second, amnesia does not seem to effect short-term or working memory. As stated earlier, H.M. was able to keep much of his short term memory following surgery. This was demonstrated in his ability to repeat phone numbers back and carry on a conversation with others normally, until the conversation was directed towards details of his past. H.M. even showed that he could learn new skills, leading researchers to believe that the hippocampus may also be important in contextual learning. The third finding that came from studying H.M. was that amnesia patients show a deficiency in both declarative and episodic memory, thus impairing their ability to remember a single event or recall certain facts. Also, researchers found that the hippocampus is one of the primary structures of the brain that is responsible for the maintaining and processing memories. And finally, studies on H.M. provided information in how the hippocampus must also be responsible for the lasting consolidation of memories, despite time frames or

The brain is a complex machine made up of hundreds of intricate parts, each with their own function. The parts of the brain that make people who they are include the temporal lobe and hippocampus, which hold their memories. Outward senses, such as sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste, are constantly receiving data and transferring it to the brain. Although many different parts of the body involve memories, it is the specific function of the hippocampus and temporal lobe to hold and organize them into categories. These categories include short and long-term memory and several subcategories. It is through the creation and retrieval of memories that each body is able to carry out the necessary functions of life.

Amnesia is a mental illness that refers to memory loss. The cause for the memory loss can be due to several factors. The memory loss could be due to emotionally disturbing events; memory loss can also be cause of physical harm usually to the cephalic region. The disease also interrupts the normal everyday functioning of a person suffering amnesia. An individual may still be able to carry out certain activities despite the amnesia. Fortunately, there are diverse ways to treat amnesia.