The Confabulating Mind
Author | : Armin Schnider |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2017-10-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198789680 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198789688 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Confabulating Mind written by Armin Schnider and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.