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Mickaël Laisney¹, Peggy Quinette¹

¹Normandie Université, Unicaen, PSL Université Paris, EPHE, Inserm, U1077, CHU de Caen, centre Cyceron, neuropsychologie et imagerie de la mémoire humaine, Caen, France.

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Clinical memory tests primarily assess anterograde memory, evaluating learning, retention, and information retrieval using various materials and tasks to understand memory processes.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychology

Context:

Clinical memory testing is crucial for diagnosing cognitive impairments.
Anterograde memory evaluation is a key component of neurological assessments.

Purpose:

To outline the scope and methodology of clinical memory tests.
To detail the assessment of encoding, storage, and retrieval processes in memory.

Summary:

Clinical memory tests focus on anterograde memory functions.
These tests utilize diverse materials (verbal, visual) and tasks.
They assess learning, retention (short- and long-term), and retrieval of information.

Impact:

Provides a foundational understanding of memory assessment in clinical settings.
Highlights the importance of evaluating distinct memory processes.