remembering and imagining Flashcards
semantic memory
consists of general knowledge/facts
episodic memory
consists of personal
experiences or events
autobiographical events
personally
lived experiences
retrieval
the process of accessing information that has been stored in long-term memory and bringing it into our conscious awareness in short-term memory
remembering in episodic memory eg
- Conversations with people at the party
- Feeling happy during the party
- Dancing to the music
- The taste of the cake
remembering in semantic memory eg
- The location of the party
- What flavour the cake was
- Who was invited
- What music was played
possible imagined future
hypothetical experiences and situations that an individual has the ability to create and conceptualise in their mind
possible imagined future in episodic memory eg
- Recalling the memory of
receiving compliments last time
you wore a particular outfit - Recalling feeling too warm in
an outfit last time you wore it
possible imagined future in semantic memory eg
- Understanding what is meant
by the dress code ‘semi-formal’ - Knowing what kind of
clothing to wear on a hot day
neurodegenerative disease
diseases characterised by the progressive loss of neurons in the brain
Alzheimer’s disease
neurodegenerative disease that involves the progressive loss of neurons in the brain and is characterised by memory decline
Post-mortem examination
an assessment of a dead body that occurs to determine the cause of death
Lesion
an area of tissue that has been damaged due to disease or injury
Amyloid plaques
fragments of the protein beta-amyloid that accumulate into insoluble plaques that inhibit communication between neurons
Neurofibrillary tangles
an accumulation of the protein tau that forms insoluble tangles within neurons, which then inhibit the transportation of essential substances and eventually kill the neuron entirely
