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confabulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chat, confab, schmoose, schmooze |
| Type of | conversation |
| Has types | chin-wag, chin-wagging, chin wag, chin wagging, chit-chat, chit chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, small talk, causerie |
| Derivation | confabulate |
confabulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | memory |
| Derivation | confabulate |
Examples of confabulation
confabulation
Divided attention during retrieval suppresses false recognition in confabulation.
From the sciencedaily.com
Sometimes they are seen in confabulation with a bald, pink-necked Southern sheriff.
From the time.com
Korsakoff's syndrome is also known to be connected with confabulation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
After we conclude our confabulation I'm venturing out to a lecture.
From the guardian.co.uk
Did he have a board meeting with himself and come to this decision with much disention and confabulation?
From the washingtontimes.com
Second, cortisol-induced damage to the prefrontal cortex can cause confabulation, or false memories.
From the newsweek.com
First, they indicate that lack of attention during memory retrieval is not the reason for confabulation.
From the sciencedaily.com
More sensitive and specific for confabulation, I guess.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
Chronic confabulation is a rare type of memory problem that affects a small proportion of brain-damaged people.
From the economist.com
- Chat: an informal conversation
- (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
- (confabulate) unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
- (confabulate) chew the fat: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
- (confabulate) confer: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
- In psychology, confabulation is the spontaneous narrative report of events that never happened. It consists of the creation of false memories, perceptions, or beliefs about the self or the environment usually as a result of neurological or psychological dysfunction. ...
- A confabulation, also known as a false, degraded, or corrupted memory, is a stable pattern of activation in a neural network or neural assembly that does not correspond to any previously learned patterns. The same term is also applied to the neural mistake-making process leading to a false memory.
- (confabulate) To speak casually with; to chat; To confer; To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory
- The involuntary production of a false or pseudomemory to cover a fundamental defect of memory; arises from brain tissue impairment.
