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disposition > cognitive disorder > memory disorder > amnesia > accelerated long-term forgetting

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accelerated long-term forgetting  

Definition(s)

  • An abnormal pattern of forgetting “[...] in which information may apparently be learnt and remembered normally at first, but is forgotten at an accelerated rate over subsequent days to weeks.” (Butler et al., 2010, p. 211). The phenomenon has been observed in patients with epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease or after a stroke.

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Synonym(s)

  • accelerated forgetting
  • ALF
  • long-term amnesia
  • LTA

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Baddeley, A. D., Atkinson, A. L., Hitch, G. J., & Allen, R. J. (2021). Detecting accelerated long-term forgetting : A problem and some solutions. Cortex, 142, 237‑251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.038

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Butler, C., Gilboa, A., & Miller, L. (2019). Accelerated long-term forgetting. Cortex, 110, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.12.009

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Butler, C., Muhlert, N., & Zeman, A. (2010). Accelerated long-term forgetting. In S. Della Sala (Ed.), Forgetting (pp. 211-237). Psychology Press.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Cassel, A., & Kopelman, M. D. (2019). Have we forgotten about forgetting? A critical review of ‘accelerated long-term forgetting’ in temporal lobe epilepsy. Cortex, 110, 141‑149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.12.012

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Elliott, G., Isaac, C. L., & Muhlert, N. (2014). Measuring forgetting: A critical review of accelerated long-term forgetting studies. Cortex, 54, 16-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2014.02.001

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Fitzgerald, Z., Mohamed, A., Ricci, M., Thayer, Z., & Miller, L. (2013). Accelerated long-term forgetting: A newly identified memory impairment in epilepsy. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 20(11), 1486–1491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2013.04.037

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • García-Martínez, M., Sánchez-Juan, P., & Butler, C. R. (2023). A review of accelerated long-term forgetting in Alzheimer’s disease: Current situation and prospects. Neuropsychology, 37(6), 673–682. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000827

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Geurts, S., van der Werf, S. P., Kwa, V. I. H., & Kessels, R. P. C. (2019). Accelerated long-term forgetting after TIA or minor stroke: A more sensitive measure for detecting subtle memory dysfunction? Cortex, 110, 150–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.04.002

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Landry, A., Rouleau, I., Nguyen, D. K., & Boucher, O. (2022). L’oubli accéléré a long terme chez les personnes atteintes d’épilepsie: État des connaissances et implications pour l’évaluation clinique. Revue de neuropsychologie, 14(3), 179–188. https://doi.org/10.1684/nrp.2022.0717

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Mameniškienė, R., Puteikis, K., Jasionis, A., & Jatužis, D. (2020). A review of accelerated long-term forgetting in epilepsy. Brain Sciences (2076-3425), 10(12), 945. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10120945

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Rodini, M., De Simone, M. S., Caltagirone, C., & Carlesimo, G. A. (2022). Accelerated long-term forgetting in neurodegenerative disorders: A systematic review of the literature. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 141, 104815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104815

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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Dataset citation(s)

  • • Accelerated Long Term Forgetting : Four Doors and Crimes Test. (2021). [Data set]. Newcastle University. doi:10.25405/data.ncl.14195342.v3
  • • Atkinson, A. L., Allen, R. J., & Hitch, G. J. (2021, June 1). Detecting Accelerated Long-term Forgetting: A problem and some solutions. https://osf.io/4x23b/
  • • Landry, A., Rouleau, I., Nguyen, D. K., & Boucher, O. (2022). L’oubli accéléré a long terme chez les personnes atteintes d’épilepsie: État des connaissances et implications pour l’évaluation clinique. Revue de neuropsychologie, 14(3), 179–188. https://doi.org/10.1684/nrp.2022.0717

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