User:Orchid2018/sandbox/assignment1

Starter Article Proposal and Source Justification

Article title: Semantic Amnesia

Article working URL: User:Orchid2018/sandbox

Associated WikiProject: Psychology, Human Behaviour

Proposed description and titles of sections

The article will start off with a description of semantic amnesia, followed by 5 headings:

1.   Semantic Memory

2.   Transient Semantic Amnesia

3.   Symptoms and Treatment

4.   Other forms of Amnesia

5.  References

The description will include a definition of semantic amnesia, including the neuropsychological effects of the condition. It will also introduce how semantic amnesia develops, and possible causes. Two concepts will be discussed together - semantic memory and amnesia.

Sources and annotations

'''1.     Elward, Rachael L.; Vargha-Khadem, Faraneh (2018-07). "Semantic memory in developmental amnesia". Neuroscience Letters. 680: 23–30. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2018.04.040'''

This is a peer-reviewed journal article published by the journal Neuroscience Letters in 2018, thus it is a reliable and up to date source. The article explores differences in the onset of amnesia and the dissociations to cognitive memory. It also discusses the variables affecting semantic learning in developmental amnesia. This information would be ideal to be included in the description section as an introduction to semantic amnesia.

'''2.     Binder, Jeffrey R.; Desai, Rutvik H. (2011-11). "The Neurobiology of Semantic Memory". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 15 (11): 527–536. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2011.10.001'''

This source is a journal article that has been peer-reviewed and published in 2011, making it reliable. In addition, the article is published by a reputable website – US National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information. This source will be used to explain the neurobiology behind semantic memory, including topics such as regions of the brain, perception, cognition, conceptual functions, and issues surrounding semantic processing. All of this information will be explained under the ‘Semantic Memory’ section.

'''3.     Services, Department of Health & Human. "Amnesia"'''

This is an article published by the Victoria State Government’s website, intended for the general public. It is therefore a reliable source, and has been produced in consultation with and approved by the Better Health Channel, a website that promotes healthy literacy/living. Information from this source will be partly used in the description section, and the ‘Symptoms and Treatment’ section.

'''4.     Hodges, John R. (1997-10-01). "Transient semantic amnesia: a new syndrome?". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 63 (4): 548–549. doi:10.1136/jnnp.63.4.548'''

This is a journal article published by the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. It discusses the neuropsychological effects of semantic amnesia, and introduces the idea of it being transient. Therefore, this information will be used in the ‘Transient Semantic Amnesia’ section.

'''5.     Squire, L. R. (1982). Comparisons between forms of amnesia: Some deficits are unique to Korsakoff's syndrome. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 8(6), 560-571. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.8.6.560 '''

This source looks at comparisons between different forms of amnesia, thus it would contribute to the section on ‘Other forms of Amnesia’. Even though this Wikipedia article discusses semantic amnesia, it is important to note that there are other forms of amnesia too, which may be similar or different in terms of symptoms and the neurobiological explanations. The source is reliable, as it is published by the American Psychological Association.