How would you distinguish amnesia from normal forgetting

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Question 1. How are memories formed at the following levels? Explain thoroughly and provide reference for clarity

Molecular: What is long-term potentiation (LTP)? Explain thoroughly and provide reference for clarity
Cellular: How is the hippocampus important for memory? Explain thoroughly and provide reference for clarity
System: How widely are memories distributed in the brain? Explain thoroughly and provide reference for clarity

Question 2. How would you distinguish amnesia from normal forgetting? When would you call an absent-minded person amnesic? Explain thoroughly and provide reference for clarity

Question 3. What is long-term potentiation (LTP)? Provide one line of evidence to demonstrate its role in memory formation. Explain thoroughly and provide reference for clarity

Question 4. The case study of HM has formed the basis for much of our understanding of human memory, but Scoville and Milner's paper described 9 other patients. What evidence suggests that hippocampal lesions are the cause of the memory problems described in their research? Are there any other methodologies that we can use to find the same results? If so, explain one method to support your answer. Explain thoroughly and provide reference for clarity

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