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Aokigahara-jukai: Suicide and Amnesia in Mt. Fuji's Black Forest.
Describes Aokigahara-jukai (Jukai), a dense forest at the foot of Mt. Fuji which is well known as a leading suicide site in Japan, with about 30 people committing suicide there each year. Discusses three cases of psychogenic Amnesia following attempted suicide there. Discusses Amnesia as an alternative to suicide. (Author/ ABL)
Memories aren't made of this: amnesia at the movies
Amnesia not only frequently results in a loss of identity in the movies, it also commonly causes a complete personality change. This can just mean a character becomes more extroverted or introverted, but usually it involves a complete shift in values and behaviour. Thus a startling number of originally bad characters become good after the onset of their Amnesia. In Crime Doctor (1943) a shady criminal becomes a leading criminal psychologist; the claw hammer killer becomes a nice guy in Murder by Night (1989) (or does he?), and in one of the earliest cinematic examples a roguish cad becomes a valued parish priest in The Victory of Conscience (1915). Goldie Hawn's rich spoilt socialite transforms into a loving mother to Kurt Russell's unruly brood when she falls from her yacht in Overboard (1987), and even Tom the cat forgets himselfand makes up with Jerry the mouse after his head injury in Nit-Witty Kitty (1951). Sadly, this transformation doesn't always last. Occasionally in the movies, Amnesia results in a personality change for the worse (see The Back Trail , 1924; Delux Annie , 1918).
Amnesia
Amnesia is not total -- you do not forget everything. Indeed, it is typical to forget the most recent of events, while memory of long-ago events is unimpaired. I doubt, additionally, that language ability is as closely linked to general memory as the question implies. None of us remembers any event from the age at which we learned to talk and learned our basic vocabulary, and it is possible by cerebrovascular accident to utterly lose the ability to talk without losing any of one's memory. Dr. C Grayce ============================================================================
MedlinePlus: Memory
Forget What You Heard about Amnesia
Functional ("psychogenic") amnesia. [Semin Neurol. 2006] - PubMed Result
Patients who present with severely impaired memory functioning without a discernable neurological cause typically have experienced one or more severely stressful life events. These patients, who are described as having "psychogenic" or "dissociative" Amnesia, typically differ from patients with the neurologic amnestic syndrome in that memory for their personal life histories is much more severely affected than is their ability to learn and retain new information; that is, they have isolated retrograde Amnesia. Recent cognitive and brain imaging research has begun to reveal some of the cerebral mechanisms underlying functional Amnesia, but this disorder remains best conceptualized as a relatively rare form of illness-simulating behavior rather than a disease. Neuropsychological assessment is often useful in revealing the circumscribed nature of the patient's performance deficits, the spared functions that can be brought to bear in rehabilitation, and the emotional disorders requiring psychiatric treatment. Controlled treatment trials are nonexistent, but case reports suggest that supportive psychotherapy, systematic relaxation training, hypnosis, and sedative/ anxiolytic medications are useful in facilitating recovery. These treatments are often combined with a psychoeducational approach that essentially reteaches the patient his or her life story.
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All great principles and institutions face challenges, and the wisdom of the humanities, and the principles of democratic self-government, are not immune. We are standing along the periphery of a horrendous attack from without on our way of life and government. But we face a serious challenge to our country that lies within our borders--and even within our schools: the threat of American Amnesia.
Search of: Open Studies | "Amnesia" - List Results - ClinicalTrials.gov
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders; Anxiety; Amnesia, Dissociative
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders; Anxiety; Amnesia, Dissociative
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Medical Encyclopedia: Memory loss
Memory loss (Amnesia) is unusual forgetfulness that can be caused by brain damage due to disease or injury, or it can be caused by severe emotional trauma.
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Budget Advances NEH Efforts to Address "American Amnesia"
Budget Advances NEH Efforts to Address "American Amnesia"
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We investigated the interrelationship of delayed Amnesia, delayed neuronal death and changes in acetylcholine concentration induced by carbon monoxide (CO)-exposure in mice.^In the test for retention of the passive avoidance task, Amnesia was observed 5 and 7 days after CO-exposure when the mice were exposed to CO 1 day after training; in the case when the mice were exposed to CO 5 and 7 days before training, Amnesia was also observed in a retention test given 1 day after training.^The number of pyramidal cells in the hippocampal CA1 subfield was lower than that of the control 3, 5 and 7 days after CO-exposure.^But the neurodegeneration in the parietal cortex, area 1, was not observed until 7 days after CO-exposure.^The findings indicated that the Amnesia and the neuronal death were produced after a delay when the mice were exposed to CO.^In addition, the delayed Amnesia was closely related to the delayed neuronal death in the hippocampal CA1 subfield.^Moreover, (3H)glutamate and (3H)glycine binding sites did not change after CO-exposure but, 7 days after CO-exposure, the concentration of acetylcholine and the binding of (3H)quinuclidinyl benzilate in the frontal cortex and the striatum were found to have significantly changed, but those in the hippocampus did not show significant change.^Therefore, we suggest that delayed Amnesia induced by CO-exposure may result from delayed neuronal death in the hippocampal CA1 subfield and dysfunction in the acetylcholinergic neurons, in the frontal cortex, the striatum and/ or the hippocampus.
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Attenuating Anterograde Amnesia in Korsakoff's Psychosis
An attempt was made to attenuate the severe anterograde Amnesia of a patient with Korsakoff's Psychosis through the imposition of cues to assist memory. (Editor)
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FloridaHealthFinder.gov | Health Encyclopedia | Memory loss
Memory loss (Amnesia) is unusual forgetfulness that can be caused by brain damage due to disease or injury, or it can be caused by severe emotional trauma.
Temporary Amnesia, Confusion Raise Stroke, Dementia Risk - healthfinder.gov
In the new study, the researchers looked at a different category of brief neurological problems -- confusion or brief Amnesia that doesn't seem to be caused by a problem in a single region of the brain. "Damage to different areas can interfere with memory or level of alertness," she said.
La amnesia y la confusión temporales aumentan el riesgo de accidente cerebrovascular y demencia - healthfinder.gov
En el nuevo estudio, los investigadores evaluaron una categoría distinta de problemas neurológicos breves, la confusión o Amnesia breve que no parece ser causada por un problema en una región particular del cerebro. "El daño a distintas áreas puede interferir con la memoria o el nivel de alerta", apuntó.
Transient Global Amnesia
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