Cognitive case studies Flashcards
what happened to KF?
had a motorcycle crash which caused his brain damage
what can KF remember?
he can recall images seen in the past 30 seconds
what can KF not remember?
verbal information
what happened to KC?
motorcycle crash
what can KC remember?
difference between a spare and strike in bowling
what can KC not remember?
emotional details about his brothers death
what happened to Clive Wearing?
herpes virus damaged hippocampus
what can Clive remember?
how to play piano and that he has children
what can Clive not remember?
what his children are up to and their names
what happened to HM?
had brain surgery to treat his severe epilepsy. removed his hippocampus
what can HM remember?
recent information in the past 30 seconds
what can’t HM remember?
the death of his father
