Efeitos dos anticonvulsivantes na aprendizagem

Abstract

This work proposes to study learning, anticonvulsants, the side effects of this drugs and the relationship between them. It also seeks to understand the impact of anticonvulsants on learning or the lack there of. Learning is the acquisition of new information and change in behavior or potential behavior. Memory is an important component in learning and an approach that explains learning by memory says that information flows from the environment through short and long term sensory memory storage. Anticonvulsant medications are used to treat epilepsy and cause unwanted effects to patients who may or may not impair learning.