Accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) and the role of sleep in memory consolidation

Thesis

Accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) is a recently described memory impairment associated with epilepsy. Patients with ALF appear to learn and initially retain new information normally, but forget it at an accelerated rate over subsequent days. ALF can have a profound impact on the lives of the people who suffer from it, but it is also of theoretical interest. In particular, the study of this disorder may provide insight into the mechanisms of memory consolidation. ALF is especially prevale...

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Authors: Atherton, K

• Publication date: 2014
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-zogk7dy1q
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: transient epileptic amnesia; accelerated long-term forgetting; cognitive neuroscience; epilepsy; Memory; slow wave sleep; fMRI; consolidation; sleep
• Subjects: Cognitive Neuroscience; Neuroscience; Psychology; Memory; Cognition