Alcohol dependence damages both episodic memory and awareness of memory
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 09:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Metamemory refers to the subjective knowledge that people have of their own cognitive processing abilities. A first-of-its-kind study has found that not only were alcohol-dependent patients relatively unaware of their memory deficits, but that they also overestimated their memory capacities.