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Case Study Case of HM info Flashcards

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Authors

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Scoville and Milner

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Date

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1957

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Aim

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was to demonstrated the localisation of memory creation in the hippocampus are of the brain

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Method

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HM suffered seizures throughout his childhood after a bike accident
- received brain surgery to treat his seizures=removal of hippocampus

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Result

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-Incapable of forming new semantic memories into LTM

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Case Study Application

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  • PHD student Brenda Milner collected observational data of HM
  • conducted a series of cognitive tests, and collected interview data
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