| Movie List - Neuropsychological and Medical Disorders |
| Long Kiss Goodnight, The |
| Genre: | Drama | Year: | 1996 | Rating: | R |
| Actors: | Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima |
| Topics: | Amnesia |
| A typical mom living a normal life, teaches school, and gets a bump on the head, causing her to |
| begin recalling her past, in which she was a top secret agent! Of course, she has old enemies who |
| now are out to get her and her old skills come back to her. Her memory recovery is much like |
| "Gilligan's Island Syndrome," which usually involves 2 coconuts (the first one causes the amnesia, |
| the second one returns memory) - we must have missed the first coconut. Not quite a realistic |
| portrayal of amnesia… |
| Memento | Favorite |
| Genre: | Drama | Year: | 2000 | Rating: | R |
| Actors: | Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano |
| Topics: | Amnesia |
| This definitely is a film for those interested in neuropsychology. Leonard has anterograde amnesia |
| (he can't form new memories). To compensate, he tattoos notes to himself all over his body. He |
| is on a quest to find the person who raped and murdered his wife. You'll have to watch this one |
| closely to follow the plot - it is told in reverse. The attempt to accurately portray anterograde |
| amnesia should be commended, but there are several points where Leonard acts as if he has |
| "held" a memory longer than could be working memory alone (e.g., he sleeps between the event |
| and writing it down). What else can you find that is inaccurate? What about the failed avoidance |
| learning by the insurance claimant? |
| My Left Foot |
| Genre: | Drama | Year: | 1989 | Rating: | R |
| Actors: | Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan |
| Topics: | Family Dysfunction, Disability, Drugs/Alcohol |
| Academy Award winner for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Great film about childhood |
| misdiagnosis of cerebral palsy as mental retardation and the difficulties adjusting to an adult life |
| with disabilities. |
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