Memory & Memory Impairments

Saturday, January 17, 2026  | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST

3 CE Credits

Host by Neuropsychology Division

Program Description:

Memory is among the most important cognitive functions, and memory impairment is among the most common and most catastrophic consequences of neurological and psychiatric conditions. In this webinar we will explain the basic neurobiology of memory and review various forms of memory in normal cognition, including associative memory and working memory. We will then review various amnestic syndromes, e.g. anterograde and retrograde amnesias; and types of memory impairments across a wide range of brain disorders. These include Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias; Korsakoff syndrome; traumatic brain injury; temporal lobe epilepsy; viral encephalopathies including COVID-19, HIV encephalopathy, and herpes simplex encephalopathy; and other disorders. We will discuss memory changes in aging and efforts to protect it.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the difference between associative and working memory
2. Describe the difference between procedural and declarative memory.
3. Describe the difference between semantic and episodic memory.
4. Describe the difference between anterograde and retrograde amnesia.
5. Describe differences and similarities in memory impairments in Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury.

About the Speaker:

This 3 credit CE event features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist, cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The
American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP has authored numerous research papers on functional cortical organization, hemispheric specialization, frontal lobe functions and dysfunction, memory and amnesias, traumatic brain injury, dementias, and schizophrenia.

Goldberg's books The Executive Brain (2001), The Wisdom Paradox (2005), The New Executive Brain (2009), Executive Functions in Health
and Disease (2017), and Creativity: The Human Brain in the Age of Innovation (2018) have met with international acclaim. He coauthored The SharpBrains Guide to Cognitive Fitness (2013). A sought-after educator, he has lectured worldwide. Elkhonon Goldberg was a student and close associate of the great neuropsychologist Alexander Luria.

Registration Rates:

NYSPA Member: $50
Neuropsychology Division Member: $40
Non-Member: $75