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This type of memory lets us store info for long periods, including facts and experiences. What is this memory called?
Long-term memory can store information for years or even a lifetime, and it is divided into explicit (conscious) and implicit (unconscious) types.
People sometimes remember events that never happened, as shown by the 'Mandela Effect.' What is this phenomenon called?
The term "Mandela Effect" was coined by Fiona Broome in 2009 after she and others incorrectly remembered Nelson Mandela dying in prison.
Damage to the hippocampus can make it hard to form new memories. What is this condition often called?
Anterograde amnesia prevents the formation of new long-term memories, but memories formed before the hippocampal damage usually remain intact.
Which progressive disease causes severe memory loss in older adults?
Alzheimer's causes the brain to physically shrink as neurons die, often starting in the hippocampus, the region responsible for forming memories.
Which French term names the feeling of reliving a new experience?
The term literally means already seen. Research suggests it may occur when the brain mistakenly processes a new experience as a memory rather than a current event.
Which brain region forms new long-term memories?
The hippocampus is named after the Greek word for seahorse due to its shape. Damage to it causes anterograde amnesia, the inability to form new long-term declarative memories.
Which almond-shaped brain part processes emotional memories?
The word amygdala is Greek for almond. Humans possess two of these structures, which help the brain prioritize memories based on their emotional significance.