Current Research
The TIME project is a continuing programme of research into the clinical and theoretical aspects of Transient Epileptic Amnesia (TEA), Accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) and Autobiographical memory.
Current work aims at discovering the causes of TEA, identifying precisely which brain regions and cognitive processes are disrupted by the condition, and determining the best forms of treatment.
The following is a brief description of research which is running at the moment:
Nils Muhlert
Nils is assessing memory for real-life events with the help of a novel wearable camera, called the SenseCam which was developed by Microsoft. This research will help to identify how rapidly accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) occurs and whether ALF affects memories for skills as well as events. We also hope to establish if the Sensecam can be used to help support memory.
Fraser Milton
Fraser is investigating autobiographical memory (link) loss in TEA. Fraser is aiming to discover whether autobiographical amnesia really can occur on its own, without other memory problems and to clarify whether memory for public and personal events is also affected. Furthermore, he aims to find out whether these deficits are due to difficulty in retrieving memories or to their total loss.
In a further project, using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), he will explore how activity in the brain differs between people with TEA and people with no memory deficits when recalling memories of significant past events