evaluation of MSM- case studies

Question 1

Clive wearing

Answer 1

caught a virus that caused brain damage and amnesia so he couldn’t transfer STM to LTM as well as some LTM abilities but he could still play the piano so his procedural LTM was in tact but he couldnt make any new LTM

Question 2

which part of the brain did Clive Wearing damage ?

Answer 2

his hippocampus

Question 3

HM

Answer 3

as a side effect of surgery HM suffered serious memory loss
his STM was normal but his he was unable to transfer any new info into his LTM
so he could remember things from a long time ago but could not store info about new people he met

Question 4

what did HM case study suggest about the MSM ?

Answer 4

suggests that there are different types of LTM

Question 5

KF

Answer 5

suffered brain damage after a motorcycle accident
his short term memory for verbal materials was very poor but was normal for visual material

Question 6

what did KF’s case study suggest ?

Answer 6

suggest that the STM is not a single store