PSYC 3265 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Anterograde Amnesia, Procedural Memory, Free Recall

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Serious impairments in many aspects of thinking, only one of which is memory, but without an impairment of consciousness. Includes a decline in the ability to learn new info and a loss of prior memories; can extend to well ingrained memories. Many younger people contract this disease as well; different forms of dementia. Discovered by alois alzheimer; most rapidly expanding health concern and as the population ages, more people will succumb to its effects. Affects the cerebral cortex; marked by severe degradation in brain structure and function. Changes in the cholinergic system: higher rate of occurrence of the disease in people with down syndrome. No one knows for sure what causes it; number of preconditions are known that indicate the. Genetic component is strong if relative has it, there is a 25-50% probability that a person. Identical twins if one twin contracts the condition, there is a 40-50% chance that.

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