Image: Muharrem Oner/iStockphotoMemories Clutter Brain In Amnesia -- Science News
Complex patterns slow down object recognition in patients with disorder.
In a paradoxical twist, people with amnesia can get bogged down by too many memories. Unwanted, irrelevant information crowds in and prevents amnesiac patients from recognizing objects, scientists report in the July 12 Neuron. The finding suggests that amnesia isn’t strictly a memory problem, and may even point out ways to help people with the disorder live more normally.
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