Author Question: Describe the major symptoms of posttraumatic amnesia and how these symptoms have provided support ... (Read 58 times)

mia · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Describe the major symptoms of posttraumatic amnesia and how these symptoms have provided support for the theory of consolidation. Describe studies that have been conducted to determine consolidation times and what they have accomplished.

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Question 2

Discuss Korsakoff's syndrome and the amnesia associated with it. What areas of the brain have been linked to Korsakoff's syndrome, and what is the evidence for these links?

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smrtceo · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer:
30 for a description of posttraumatic amnesia
20 for a description of consolidation and the evidence for it
30 for a description of studies of gradients of retrograde amnesia
20 for reaching a conclusion based on the discussion

Answer to Question 2

Answer:
30 for discussing Korsakoff's syndrome
40 for linking the mammillary bodies, mediodorsal nuclei, and the medial diencephalon to Korsakoff's amnesia
30 for describing relevant evidence