RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The head trauma amnesia cure
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 2291
OP 2294
DO 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002765
VO 86
IS 24
A1 Spiers, Mary V.
YR 2016
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/86/24/2291.abstract
AB The myth that a second head trauma can restore memory to someone with a previous head injury is evident in popular fiction and believed by a significant number of people. The double trauma amnesia plot device appeared in 19th century fiction and was fully formed by the 1880s. This article explores the contributions of scientific and popular ideas related to brain symmetry and memory permanence that fueled inaccurate ideas about memory recovery following brain injury.