Open AccessUnderstanding Memory Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Andrew E. Budson
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the neurologist/the neurologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2331-2637
pISSN - 1074-7931
DOI - 10.1097/nrl.0b013e318188040d
Subject(s) - neuroanatomy of memory , semantic memory , episodic memory , explicit memory , neuroscience , long term memory , cognitive psychology , psychology , retrospective memory , hippocampus , childhood memory , neuroanatomy , cognition
Although traditionally memory has been viewed as a simple concept, converging and complementary evidence from patient studies and more recent neuroimaging research suggest that memory is a collection of mental abilities that use different neuroanatomical systems within the brain. Neurologic injury may cause damage to one or more of these memory systems.