Disorders of Memory

The ability to store and recall information is one of the most amazing capacities of higher organisms. As human adults, we can remember events that happened in our earliest childhood. We can recall skills learned far in the past. Our memories encapsulate our sense of personal identity, our cultural identities, and the meaning of our lives. We can even be influenced by memories that we cannot explicitly remember. However, we all remember—of that there can be no doubt. Whether we remember accurately or inaccurately, in detail or in abstract, are questions that researchers have investigated for many years. 

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