What an interesting subject line! A student asked me why she might not have
remembered much about her hospital stay after she gave birth. She told me
that her mother took many pictures of her with the new baby but she has
no memory for many of the events in the pictures. Can memory be affected by
having recently given birth?
On the other hand, just before she left, she told me that several hours
after the pictures were taken, she had been given a general anesthetic (I
don't know why: she didn't offer a lot of information). I thought that this
might have affected the consolidation of long-term memories. Is that possible?
Jeff Ricker
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale AZ
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