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An understanding of memory, or indeed forgetting, is important for explaining both normal and pathological cognitive functions, especially since the capacity for new learning and speed of retrieval tend to be extremely sensitive to many factors that impair the overall functioning of the CNS. Disease, trauma, ageing, psychiatric disorders and the administration of psychoactive drugs can impair the integrity and capacity of information processing abilities with consequent detraction of memory.
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Hindmarch, I., Ott, H. (1988). Benzodiazepine Receptor Ligands, Memory and Information Processing: Issues, Comments and Prospects. In: Hindmarch, I., Ott, H. (eds) Benzodiazepine Receptor Ligands, Memory and Information Processing. Psychopharmacology Series, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73288-1_20
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