Episodic and Semantic Memory

Question 1

Name three things that are done with memories

Answer 1

Encode, Retain, Retrieve

Question 2

What is an important brain area for distinguishing true episodic memories from fake ones?

Answer 2

Medial Temporal Lobe

Question 3

Damage to which other brain areas except for the hippocampus can lead to anterograde amnesia?

Answer 3

Diencephalon (Mamillary Bodies, parts of the thalamus), Basal Forebrain, Fornix