1. An incomplete or partial recollection of past events, characterized by gaps, missing details, or disconnected pieces of information
The witness could only provide a fragmentary memory of the accident, remembering only scattered details.
A testemunha só pôde fornecer uma memória fragmentária do acidente, lembrando apenas detalhes dispersos.
2. In psychology and neuroscience, memory that is broken into disconnected segments rather than forming a coherent narrative
Patients with trauma often experience fragmentary memories rather than continuous recall of events.
Pacientes com trauma frequentemente experimentam memórias fragmentárias em vez de recordação contínua dos eventos.