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Objective and subjective memory impairment in pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Peter M. Brindle,
Malcolm W. Brown,
John Brown,
Huw B. Griffith and
Gillian M. Turner
Peter M. Brindle
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology, Anatomy, Neurosurgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Bristol
Malcolm W. Brown*
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology, Anatomy, Neurosurgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Bristol
John Brown
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology, Anatomy, Neurosurgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Bristol
Huw B. Griffith
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology, Anatomy, Neurosurgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Bristol
Gillian M. Turner
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology, Anatomy, Neurosurgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Bristol
*
1 Address for correspondence: Dr M. W. Brown, Department of Anatomy, University of Bristol, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD.
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Synopsis

Pregnant subjects rated their memories as worse than normal and their ratings differed significantly from controls. Explicit memory tested by both recognition and recall was unimpaired. In contrast, implicit memory was significantly impaired in primigravidae. Impairment in implicit memory correlated with the subjective memory ratings. The dissociation of explicit and implicit memory is discussed.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , August 1991, pp. 647 - 653
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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