#15 Clinical Neuropsychologist - Mechanisms of Remembering, Confabulation and the Weirdest Cases of Amnesia

Dr. Brian Levine is a senior scientist at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health Sciences, professor in the Departments of Psychology and Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, and a clinical neuropsychologist. He is interested in the function and dysfunction of large-scale neural systems as expressed in complex human behaviours, including episodic and autobiographical memory and executive functioning.

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00:00 Intro 02:15 Introduction to Memory Deficits

08:15 The Role of Clinical Experience in Research

13:18 Understanding Memory Storage in the Brain

22:15 Factors Influencing Memory Consolidation

25:14 Differences in Memory Systems: Procedural vs. Semantic

45:10 Case Study: Clive Wearing and Memory Loss

53:27 Understanding Amnesia and Memory Function

56:16 The Complexity of Memory Retrieval

59:19 Storage vs. Retrieval: The Memory Dilemma

01:03:15 Confabulation: The Mind's Attempt to Make Sense

01:07:55 The Impact of Memory Deficits on Reality

01:12:35 Memory Disorders and Mental Health

01:14:45 The Dual Nature of Memory: Benefits and Drawbacks

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