5C the role of episodic and semantic memory in remembering and imagining Flashcards
semantic memory
type of explicit memory thats consists of general knowledge or facts
episodic memory
type of explicit memory that consists of personal experiences or events
autobiographical events
personally lived experiences
retrieval
process of accessing information from our long term memory and bringing it to our conscious awareness in short term memory which is attended to and actively manipulated
possible imagine futures
hypothetical experiences and situation that an individual has the ability to create and conceptualise in their mind
neurodegneraitive disease
disease characterised by progressive loss of neurons in the brain
alzeihmers disease
a neurodegenerative disease that involves the progressive loss of neurons in the brain and characterised by memory decline.
post mortem examination
an assessment of a dead body that occurs to determine the cause of death
lesions
an area of tissue that has been damaged due to disease or injury
amyloid plaques
fragments of protein beta-amyloid that accumulates into insoluble plaques that inhibit communication between neurons
neurofibrillary tangles
an accumulation of the protein tau that forms insoluble tangles within neurons.
aphantasia
a phenomenon in which individuals lack the capacity to generate mental imagery