Web Sites:
Amnesia & Cognition Unit, University of Arizona:
- http://www.u.arizona.edu/~pdavidso/amcog.html
- Information about a group of researchers and their current studies on amnesia.
Gaylen Ross/GRFilms Inc.
www.grfilmsinc.com
Articles:
"Memorizing Her Lines Is Out of the Question," by David Carr. (New York Times, Section 2, Late Edition (East Coast), October 9, 2005, p.2.)
Books:
Broken Memories: Case Studies in Memory Impairment: edited by Ruth Campbell and Martin Conway (Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers Ltd., 1995).
This book contains a collection of case studies by various scientists, covering all kinds of memory disorders. This includes anterograde amnesia, a severe disruption in the ability to form new memories.
Memory: From Mind to Molecules: by Larry Squire and Eric Kandel. (New York: Scientific American Library, 2000).
Larry Squire and Eric Kandel are two of the scientists at the forefront of memory research. They have produced a very readable book which explains some of the most important concepts of how memory works -- including memory disorders such as amnesia.
Coping with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: by Diane Roberts Stoler and Barbara Albers Hill. (Avery Penguin Putnam, 1998 (paperback), 284 pp., $14.95). This manual explains the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of brain-injured people and offers practical suggestions for coping with physical and emotional consequences of brain injuries.
Associations and Contact Information:
Brain Injury Association
105 N. Alfred Street
Alexandria VA 22314
800-444-6443
www.biausa.org
See the BIA's series of seven brochures, "The Road to Rehabilitation," available free by request or on the organization's website.
