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The confabulating mind : how the brain creates reality /

Confabulation denotes the recitation of memories about events and experiences that never happened. Based on multiple case examples, The Confabulating Mind provides an in-depth review of the presentations, the causative diseases, and the mechanisms of this phenomenon and compares confabulation with n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schnider, Armin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
False memory syndrome.
Repression (Psychology)
Denial (Psychology)
Repression, Psychology
Brain > physiology
Denial, Psychological
Perceptual Defense
Syndrome des faux souvenirs.
Refoulement (Psychologie)
Dénégation (Psychologie)
False memory syndrome
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Confabulation denotes the recitation of memories about events and experiences that never happened. Based on multiple case examples, The Confabulating Mind provides an in-depth review of the presentations, the causative diseases, and the mechanisms of this phenomenon and compares confabulation with normal false memories, as they occur in healthy adults and children. Memory-related confabulations are compared with false statements made by patients who confuse people, places, or their own health status, as this happens in disorders like déjà vu, paramnesic misidentification, and anosognosia.
Item Description:Previous edition: 2008.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 304 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780192506825
019250682X