Help With Memory Problems
When Mrs. B was admitted to the hospital in March 2002, her doctors diagnosed limbic encephalitis, a
brain infection that left her autobiographical memory in tatters. As a result, she can only recall around 2
percent of events that happened the previous week, and she often forgets who people are. But a simple
device called SenseCam, a small digital camera developed by Microsoft Research, in Cambridge, U.K.,
dramatically improved her memory: she could recall 80 percent of events six weeks after they
happened, according to the results of a recent study.
"Not only does SenseCam allow people to recall memories while they are looking at the images, which in
itself is wonderful, but after an initial period of consolidation, it appears to lead to long-term retention of
memories over many months, without the need to view the images repeatedly,"
says Emma Berry, a neuropsychologist who works as a consultant to Microsoft.
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PM is Primary Memory
STM is Short Term Memory
LTM is Long Term Memory
When Mrs. B was admitted to the hospital in March 2002, her doctors diagnosed limbic encephalitis, a
brain infection that left her autobiographical memory in tatters. As a result, she can only recall around 2
percent of events that happened the previous week, and she often forgets who people are. But a simple
device called SenseCam, a small digital camera developed by Microsoft Research, in Cambridge, U.K.,
dramatically improved her memory: she could recall 80 percent of events six weeks after they
happened, according to the results of a recent study.
"Not only does SenseCam allow people to recall memories while they are looking at the images, which in
itself is wonderful, but after an initial period of consolidation, it appears to lead to long-term retention of
memories over many months, without the need to view the images repeatedly,"
says Emma Berry, a neuropsychologist who works as a consultant to Microsoft.
http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=19840
Next
FEW Index
PM is Primary Memory
STM is Short Term Memory
LTM is Long Term Memory
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