Memory, Amnesia, Amygdala, Hippocampus, Neural Networks, Long Term Potentiation, Dissociation, Confabulation, False Memories, Traumatic Stress: Brain, Mind, Neuroscience

by R. Joseph

Memory, Amnesia, Amygdala, Hippocampus, Neural Networks, Long Term Potentiation, Dissociation, Confabulation, False Memories, Traumatic StressTable of ContentsPart I. The Hippocampus, Amygdala, Memory, Amnesia, Long Term Synaptic Potentiation, and Neural Networks -6 neural networks - neural circuits & long term potentiation - neural networks -synaptic growth and dendritic spine proliferation - long term potential & memory - short & long term the anterior & posterior hippocampus - short vs long term verbal & visual memory loss & hippocampal damage - bilateral hippocampal destruction & amnesia - learning and memory in the absence of the hippocampus -the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex - the frontal lobes, hippocampus, & memory -the amygdala, hippocampus & memory - anterograde & post-traumatic/anterograde amnesia - retrograde amnesia - shrinking retrograde amnesia - causes of amnesia - memory gaps - anesthesia & unconscious learning - unconscious verbal & source amnesia - the frontal lobes & the dorsal medial thalamus - dorsal medial thalamus, frontal lobes, korsakoff’s syndrome - the hippocampus and dorsal medial nucleus - hippocampus & neocortical arousal - excessive hippocampal arousal & memory loss - the amygdala & emotional neural networks - fear, anxiety, startle, & traumatic stress - fear, anticipation, & repression - fear, emotional trauma, hippocampal deactivation & memory loss - memory loss & amygdala dysfunction - amygdala, hippocampus & dorsal medial nucleus - the hippocampus, amygdala & memory - Part II. Traumatic Stress, Amnesia, Dissociation, Flashbacks, PTSD, Paralytic Fear, Amygdala, Hippocampus, & Recovered Memories -60the neural circuitry of stressthe amygdala and fear fight, flight, and fear paralysis the amygdala-striatum and fear paralysis petrified with catatonia, the amygdala, sma, and striatumtraumatic stress and trance statesdopamine, terror, catatonia, and fear-paralysis, norepinephrine, enkephalins, corticosteroids, and traumatic stressdissociation, fear & out-of-body experiencessex, satan, and alien abductionsstress-induced memory loss and amnesia amnesia for early childhoodfunctional amnesiacorticosteroids, ltp, memory loss, and hippocampal-amygdala injuryopiates, cortisone & hippocampal amnesia the emotional learning and hippocampal amnesia the amygdala & traumatic learningserotonin, flashbacks & intrusive imagery kindling, the amygdala, ptsd, & flashback serotonin, cortisol, depression, apathy and stressstress-induced psychosis & personality multiplicityindividual differences and predisposing factorsfalse memoriesPart III Confabulation, False Memories, Delusional Denial, Self-Deception -136self-deceptionconfabulationgap filling, disturbances of time sense and memorydelusional denialconfabulation central featuresthe filling of gaps in information due to disconnectionconfabulation and limited interhemispheric information exchangegap filling and information degradationdelusional denial and left-sided inattention/neglectdisconnectio

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First published November 10, 2011