Not Signed In -
Memory |
Amnesia |
See Amnesia (computer game) for another meaning of this word Amnesia or amnaesia (see spelling differences) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may also be spontaneous, in the case ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Resources
- Alcohol Alert: Alcohol's Damaging Effects on the Brain (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet (National Institute on Aging)
- Alzheimer's Disease Info: Questions to Ask the Doctor (Administration on Aging)
- Brain Signal Predicts Working Memory Prowess (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Amnesia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Memory Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- Dementia: It's Not Always Alzheimer's (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Dissociative Disorders (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
- Forgetfulness: It's Not Always What You Think (National Institute on Aging)
- Human Gene Affects Memory (National Institutes of Health)
- Keeping Health in Mind: Ten Tips to Keep Your Memory Sharp (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Memory (National Institutes of Health)
- Memory (Medline Plus)
- Memory Loss with Aging: What's Normal, What's Not (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Memory Matters (Nemours Foundation)
- Mild Cognitive Impairment: Possible Predictor of Alzheimer's (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Monkey's Memory Cells Caught in the Act of Learning (National Institutes of Health)
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Institute on Aging
- Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse (American Psychological Association)
- Researchers Gain Insight into Function of Memory Enhancing Drugs (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Study Allows Researchers to Visualize Formation of a Memory (National Institutes of Health)
- Study in Flies Allows Researchers to Visualize Formation of a Memory (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Training Improves Cognitive Abilities of Older Adults (National Institute on Aging)
- Transient Global Amnesia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
email this page
print this page
bookmark this page
feedback on this page
