Memory, Amnesia, Amygdala, Hippocampus, Neural Networks, Long Term Potentiation, Dissociation, Confabulation, False Memories, Traumatic Stress
Table of Contents
Part 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 memory: 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 knowledge: 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 -
overview: the hippocampus, amygdala & memory -
Part II. Traumatic Stress, Amnesia, Dissociation,
Flashbacks, PTSD, Paralytic Fear, Amygdala,
Hippocampus, & Recovered Memories -60
the neural circuitry of stress
the amygdala and fear
fight, flight, and fear paralysis
the amygdala-striatum and fear paralysis
petrified with fear: catatonia, the amygdala, sma, and striatum
traumatic stress and trance states
dopamine, terror, catatonia, and fear-paralysis,
norepinephrine, enkephalins, corticosteroids, and traumatic stress
dissociation, fear & out-of-body experiences
sex, satan, and alien abductions
stress-induced memory loss and amnesia
amnesia for early childhood
functional amnesia
corticosteroids, ltp, memory loss, and hippocampal-amygdala injury
opiates, cortisone & hippocampal amnesia
the amygdala: emotional learning and hippocampal amnesia
the amygdala & traumatic learning
serotonin, flashbacks & intrusive imagery
kindling, the amygdala, ptsd, & flashback
serotonin, cortisol, depression, apathy and stress
stress-induced psychosis & personality multiplicity
individual differences and predisposing factors
false memories
Part III Confabulation, False Memories, Delusional
Denial, Self-Deception -136
self-deception
confabulation
gap filling, disturbances of time sense and memory
delusional denial
confabulation central features
the filling of gaps in information due to disconnection
confabulation and limited interhemispheric information exchange
gap filling and information degradation
delusional denial and left-sided inattention/neglect
disconnection, disinhibition and assimilation errors
confabulation, self-deception, and the normal brain
REFERENCES -156
Table of Contents
Part 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 memory: 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 knowledge: 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 -
overview: the hippocampus, amygdala & memory -
Part II. Traumatic Stress, Amnesia, Dissociation,
Flashbacks, PTSD, Paralytic Fear, Amygdala,
Hippocampus, & Recovered Memories -60
the neural circuitry of stress
the amygdala and fear
fight, flight, and fear paralysis
the amygdala-striatum and fear paralysis
petrified with fear: catatonia, the amygdala, sma, and striatum
traumatic stress and trance states
dopamine, terror, catatonia, and fear-paralysis,
norepinephrine, enkephalins, corticosteroids, and traumatic stress
dissociation, fear & out-of-body experiences
sex, satan, and alien abductions
stress-induced memory loss and amnesia
amnesia for early childhood
functional amnesia
corticosteroids, ltp, memory loss, and hippocampal-amygdala injury
opiates, cortisone & hippocampal amnesia
the amygdala: emotional learning and hippocampal amnesia
the amygdala & traumatic learning
serotonin, flashbacks & intrusive imagery
kindling, the amygdala, ptsd, & flashback
serotonin, cortisol, depression, apathy and stress
stress-induced psychosis & personality multiplicity
individual differences and predisposing factors
false memories
Part III Confabulation, False Memories, Delusional
Denial, Self-Deception -136
self-deception
confabulation
gap filling, disturbances of time sense and memory
delusional denial
confabulation central features
the filling of gaps in information due to disconnection
confabulation and limited interhemispheric information exchange
gap filling and information degradation
delusional denial and left-sided inattention/neglect
disconnection, disinhibition and assimilation errors
confabulation, self-deception, and the normal brain
REFERENCES -156
