Alcohol dependence damages both episodic memory and awareness of memory
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 16:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Alcohol dependence (AD) has negative effects on cognitive processes such as memory. Metamemory refers to the subjective knowledge that people have of their own cognitive processing abilities, such as their monitoring and control of memory. A new study has found that AD has a negative impact on both episodic memory as well as metamemory.