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process of memory - Coggle Diagram
process of memory
core processes
encoding
- info is converted for storage
storage
- info is retained in memory
retrieval
- info is recovered from memory when needed.
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alzheimers disease
- type of dementia characterised by the gradual widespread degeneration of brain neurons, progressively causing memory decline, deterioration of cognitive and social skills, and personality changes.
retrograde symptoms
- forgetting old explicit long term memories.
- eg: names of people, knowledge- such as historical or political information
anterograde symptoms
- having trouble forming new explicit long term memories.
physical symptoms
- difficulty with everyday skills.
- eg: dressing, cooking, cleaning, using the toilet and taking medication.
brain damage associated
- hippocampus and then the cerebral cortex
- plaques and tangles stop neural communication and ultimately neuron death.