confabulation
51confab — 1701, colloquial shortening of CONFABULATION (Cf. confabulation) …
52confabulate — [kən fabjʊleɪt] verb 1》 formal converse. 2》 Psychiatry fabricate imaginary experiences as compensation for loss of memory. Derivatives confabulation noun confabulatory adjective Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as confabulation): from L. confabulat ,… …
53chitchat — I noun light informal conversation for social occasions • Syn: ↑chit chat, ↑chit chat, ↑small talk, ↑gab, ↑gabfest, ↑gossip, ↑tittle tattle, ↑chin wag, ↑ …
54schmoose — I noun an informal conversation • Syn: ↑chat, ↑confab, ↑confabulation, ↑schmooze • Derivationally related forms: ↑confabulate (for: ↑ …
55schmooze — I noun an informal conversation • Syn: ↑chat, ↑confab, ↑confabulation, ↑schmoose • Derivationally related forms: ↑confabulate (for: ↑ …
56Confab — Con fab, n. [Contr. from confabulation.] Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …
57confabulate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin confabulatus, past participle of confabulari, from com + fabulari to talk, from fabula story more at fable Date: circa 1604 1. to talk informally ; chat 2. to hold a …
58Declarative memory — (sometimes referred to as explicit memory) is one of two types of long term human memory. It refers to memories which can be consciously recalled such as facts and knowledge.[1] Its counterpart is known as non declarative or Procedural memory,… …
59Forgetting curve — A typical representation of the forgetting curve. The forgetting curve hypothesizes the decline of memory retention in time. A related concept is the strength of memory that refers to the durability that memory traces in the brain. The stronger… …
60Memory — For other uses, see Memory (disambiguation). Neuropsychology Topics …
