The misidentification syndromes and source memory deficits with their neuroanatomical correlates from neuropsychological perspective

Abstract

The suggested model is discussed with reference to two clinical populations with memory disorders - patients with misidentification syndromes and those with source memory impairment, both of whom may present with (broadly conceived) déjà vu phenomenon, without insight into false feeling of familiarity. The role of the anterior thalamic nucleus and retrosplenial cortex for autobiographical memory and familiarity is highlighted.