Publication

2008-04-15 - Oxford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

71,000 words, Guess

Page Count

284 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100199206759
  • ISBN-139780199206759
  • Goodreads3767673
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008295440
  • OCLC Control Number176924542
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780199206759
  • Open LibraryOL10145586M

Classifications

  • LCCRC455.2.F35
  • LCCRC455.2.F35 S48 2008

Description

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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Confabulating Mind: How the brain creates realityHardcoverOxford University Press2008-04-15

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