HM CASE Flashcards
1
Q
HM medical condition? Which surgery?
A
Epilepsy/ Seizures.
Temporal lobe.
2
Q
AMNESIA - Which memory is intact?
A
STM
3
Q
Mention HM’s memory deficits
A
STM memory deficit
Forgot on going things
Retrospect Amnesia
4
Q
Difference between STM and LTM. Give an example related to HM
A
STM- Forgot on going things
LTM - remembered childhood memories and forgot uncles death
5
Q
Brain parts removed
A
Amy, hippo, hippocampal gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus
6
Q
3 aspects of LTM
A
LTM not distributed throughout the brain
LTM has diff abilities, learning possible after Amnesia
Memory separate from lang, perceptual and cog functions
7
Q
What is preserved learning?
A
Star experiment
