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See Amnesia (computer game) for another meaning of this word Amnesia or amnaesia (see spelling differences) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may also be spontaneous, in the case ...
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- Alcohol Alert: Alcohol's Damaging Effects on the Brain (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet (National Institute on Aging)
Memory News Headlines
- Virtual-Reality Video Game Helps Link Depression To Specific Brain Area
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Friends can impair memory
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:54 EST
- Communications may be key to memory
The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:17 EST
- Lilly Introduces World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Sleep Deprivation May Impair Memory
WebMD - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:15 EST
- Highly Accomplished People More Prone To Failure Than Others When Under Stress
ScienceDaily - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Immune Cells Take Divergent Paths When Fighting Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New insulin pen has memory chip
MSNBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:34 EST
- Drug Treatment Improves Learning In Mice With Down Syndrome Symptoms, Study Shows
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Highly Accomplished People More Prone To Failure Than Others When Under Stress
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Uric Acid Levels Tied To Impaired Thinking In The Elderly
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Distress may persist after waking during surgery
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:24 EST
- Why talented people often choke
The Earth Times - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:51 EST
- Sense And Sensibility In Short-Term Memory
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Diabetes in pregnancy can hamper infant memory
Reuters - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:54 EST
- Diabetes in pregnancy can hamper infant memory
Reuters - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:54 EST
- Childhood Cognition Research Underway At Rutgers-Camden
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Being Around Friends Can Impair Your Memory
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- NIH Funds Innovative Alzheimer's Research Initiated At UCSB
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Math anxiety saps memory needed for... math
CNN - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:53 EST
- Math anxiety saps memory needed for... math
CNN - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:53 EST
- Innovative Alzheimer's Research May Solve Critical Piece In Disease's Puzzle
ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Want To Improve Memory? Strengthen Your Synapses. Here's How
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Folic acid improves memory in elderly
The Earth Times - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:03 EST
- Lack of sleep may lead to stoppage of new brain cell production
The Earth Times - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:24 EST
- A Study of Memory Looks at Fact and Fiction
New York Times - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:36 EST
- Getting To The Bottom Of Memory
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Missing Link' In Process Leading To Alzheimer's Disease Identified
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- After amnesia, falling in love again
MSNBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:53 EST
- IU Researchers Seek People With Memory Loss, Sleep Problems
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Don't Drink Too Much If You Want To Keep Your Sense Of Humour
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Quitting Smoking May Be Harder If Mom Smoked During Pregnancy
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- New Results Show Improved Brain Function Retained A Year After Minimally Invasive Stroke Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- How Zebra Finches Learn Songs: Cellular Killer Also Important To Memory
ScienceDaily - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Education Does Not Protect Against Age-related Memory Loss, Say Researchers
ScienceDaily - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Better-Educated Older Adults Had Greater Declines In Word Memory Than Their Less Educated Peers, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Folic acid boosts elderly brains
BBC - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:23 EST
- Genetic Cause For Word-Finding Disease Found By Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Cognitive Performance May Be Improved By Folic Acid Supplementation
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Memory And Future Thought Go 'Hand-In-Hand'
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Patients With Amnesia 'Live In The Present'
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Patients With Amnesia 'Live In The Present'
ScienceDaily - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Missing Molecule Has Important Role In A Developmental Brain Abnormality
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Going to college bad for your memory?
MSNBC - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:46 EST
- Relationship Between Delirium And Dementia
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Education may not guard against dementia
The Earth Times - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:41 EST
- Potential Linkages Between Two Serious Problems Facing The Elderly Examined
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- High uric acid levels linked to cognitive deficits
Reuters - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:58 EST
- Cellular Killer Also Important To Memory
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- High-normal Uric Acid Linked With Mild Cognitive Impairment In The Elderly
ScienceDaily - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Researchers Discover Genetic Cause For Word-finding Disease
ScienceDaily - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Diabetes Drug Shows Promise For Preventing Brain Injury From Radiation Therapy
ScienceDaily - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Complaints About Memory Are Associated With Alzheimer-related Brain Damage
ScienceDaily - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Diabetes Drug Shows Promise For Preventing Brain Injury From Radiation Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Cognitive Rehabilitation Not Covered By Many Health Insurers
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Proximity linked to vivid 9/11 memories, study finds
Reuters - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:32 EST
- Memory Pharmaceuticals Announces Release Of Clinical Hold On MEM 3454
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Proximity linked to vivid 9/11 memories, study finds
Reuters - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:06 EST
- Proximity linked to vivid 9/11 memories, study finds
Reuters - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:37 EST
- Put Your Mind to It
Washington Post - Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Memory Improves After Sleep Apnea Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Why We 'never Forget A Face'
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- Memory Improves After Sleep Apnea Therapy
ScienceDaily - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Sleep apnea treatment may reverse memory problems
Reuters - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:53 EST
- Non-Drug Treatments For Dementia Show Promise, Experts Say
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Early HIV Treatment Fails To Restore Memory T Cells
ScienceDaily - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- 'Longevity' gene keeps mind sharp
BBC - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:00 EST
- Memories Of Our Life Stories May Be Reinforced While We Sleep - New Insights On Animal Dreams
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Complaints About Memory Are Associated With Alzheimer-Related Brain Damage
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Tracing The Formation Of Long-term Memory
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- Longevity Gene Also Protects Memory, Cognitive Function
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Stem Cell Activity Deciphered In The Aging Brain
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
- Rote Learning Improves Memory In Seniors
ScienceDaily - Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Rote Learning Improves Memory In Seniors
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:00 EST
- Why Marijuana May Affect Memory
WebMD - Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:00 EST
- Controlling Confusion: Researchers Make Insight Into Memory, Forgetting
ScienceDaily - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- MIT Team Reports New Insights On Animal Dreams
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- Memory Pharmaceuticals Presents Data For MEM 3454 And MEM 1003 At The American College Of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Hormone Replacement Therapy May Improve Visual Memory Of Postmenopausal Women
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:00 EST
- Short Mental Workouts May Slow Decline of Aging Minds, Study Finds
Washington Post - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- Stem Cell Activity Deciphered In The Aging Brain
ScienceDaily - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Tolterodine Extended-Release Does Not Impair Memory In Patients With Overactive Bladder
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- How The Brain Weaves A Memory
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:00 EST
- Hormone Therapy May Curb Women's Memory Decline
MedicineNet - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- Memory Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment For MEM 1003 Bipolar Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Hormone Therapy May Improve Memory
WebMD - Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:56 EST
- Learning During Sleep?
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 09:00 EST
- Brain Remodeling Essential Structure Identified
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Hormone Replacement Therapy May Improve Visual Memory
ScienceDaily - Thu, 16 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Stressful Sleep Loss May Impair Memory
MedicineNet - Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- Study On Neuronal Circuits May Help Explain Memory And Cognitive Decline In Alzheimer's Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:00 EST
- Virtual Reality Can Improve Memory -- Perhaps Too Much
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
- Structure Essential For Brain Remodeling Identified
ScienceDaily - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Tune-up During Sleep Boosts Memory
WebMD - Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:26 EST
- Explaining Why Memory Suffers Under Chemo
ABC News - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:48 EST
- Spinal fluid may hold key to Alzheimer's
MSNBC - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:03 EST
- Why Marijuana May Affect Memory
MedicineNet - Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- Speak, Memory: Research Challenges Theory Of Memory Storage
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
- Hopkins Researchers Discover How Brain Protein Might Control Memory
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Chemo drugs 'destroy brain cells'
BBC - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:31 EST
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