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Memory biases may either
enhance or impair the recall
of memory, or they may alter
the content of what we
report remembering. There
are many memory biases
including the humor effect,
positivity effect and the
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Amnesia
Amnesia (or amnaesia in
Commonwealth English) is a
condition in which memory is
disturbed. The causes of
amnesia are organic or
functional. Organic causes
include damage to the brain,
through trauma or disease,
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Memory
Memory is the ability of the
brain to store, retain, and
subsequently recall
information. Although
traditional studies of
memory began in the realms
of philosophy, the late
nineteenth and early
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Limbic system
The limbic system is the
collective name for
structures in the human
brain involved in emotion,
motivation, and emotional
association with memory. It
affects motivation and is
more active in extroverts
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