Amnesics PDF
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Notes on different types of amnesia, illustrating the distinction between episodic and semantic memory. Case studies of various patients are presented, with examples to highlight the differences in experience and memory function.
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# Amnesics ## H.M (MTL removed) - couldn't form new episodic memories - had anterograde amnesia and mild retrograde amnesia - anterograde amnesia = no new episodic memories ## R.B (Bike accident in SB) - maintained episodic memory, but they didn't "feel" like his own - no personal ownership of...
# Amnesics ## H.M (MTL removed) - couldn't form new episodic memories - had anterograde amnesia and mild retrograde amnesia - anterograde amnesia = no new episodic memories ## R.B (Bike accident in SB) - maintained episodic memory, but they didn't "feel" like his own - no personal ownership of memory - example of episodic memories turning into semantic knowledge ## K.C (Motorcycle accident) - retrograde and anterograde episodic amnesia - BUT he could correctly describe his own traits after the accident (semantic knowledge) - Evidence for a distinction between episodic/semantic memory ## D.B. - Anterograde + retrograde amnesia, couldn't imagine himself in the future - Also had trouble with semantic facts from before he was born - Couldn't remember his own past - He could imagine the future in general (ex:politics) but not about himself - some semantic impairment
