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Movie amnesia

March 3, 2009

Neurophilosophy has a fascinating post on amnesia in the movies, and how it relates to different kinds of amnesia in real life.  Accurate portrayal?  Think Finding Nemo, not Fifty First Dates. 

I have experienced amnesia of an event due to a head injury.  Since then I’ve learned a lot about memory, and what a plastic thing it is.  But I never got any memory of the accident back.  I guess the tape was off the capstans and that’s that.

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  1. gerry rosser
    March 3, 2009 at 13:44 | #1
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    Amnesia is a favorite plot gimmick with hack writers, directors, and producers. No serious writer would touch it. That’s my opinion.

  2. webs05
    March 4, 2009 at 22:09 | #2
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    I told you to watch Memento awhile ago… but you probably forgot :)

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