title: Memory, metamemory and their dissociation in temporal lobe epilepsy.
abstract: Patients with temporal-lobe epilepsy (TLE) present with memory difficulties. The aim of the current study was to determine to what extent these difficulties could be related to a metamemory impairment. Fifteen patients with TLE and 15 matched healthy controls carried out a paired-associates learning task. Memory recall was measured at intervals of 30min and 4 weeks. We employed a combined Judgement-of-Learning (JOL) and Feeling-of-Knowing (FOK) task to investigate whether participants could monitor their memory successfully at both the item-by-item level and the global level. The results revealed a clear deficit of episodic memory in patients with epilepsy compared with controls, but metamemory in TLE patients was intact. Patients were able to monitor their memory successfully at the item-by-item level, and tended to be even more accurate than controls when making global judgements.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Charlotte E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Andrés
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Broks
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Noad
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadler
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coker
authors.forename: Giuliana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzoni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001245:Association Learning; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014706:Verbal Learning; D055815:Young Adult