THE CASE STUDY OF H.M.
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- THE CASE STUDY OF H.M.
- WHAT HAPPENED TO H.M?
- >Henry Molaison (H.M) suffered from severe epilepsy.
- >Surgical procedure was carried out to remove his hippo-campus (learning, emotion and language)
- >Reduced the epilepsy
- >However he was left with severe amnesia- anterograde amnesia - He was unable to form new memories while memories before the incident remained intact.
- >He also suffered from retrograde amnesia- he could not remember events before the operation (11 years)
- >He could no longer form new episodic memories but his ability for procedural learning remained intact
- WHAT DOES H.M'S CASE TELL US ABOUT THE NATURE OF MEMORY?
- >However he was left with severe amnesia- anterograde amnesia - He was unable to form new memories while memories before the incident remained intact.
- >Supports the idea that we have a long term memory
- >Not being able to create new LTM.
- >Supporting the idea that we do have separate STM that is needed to make LTM
- >He also suffered from retrograde amnesia- he could not remember events before the operation (11 years)
- >He could no longer form new episodic memories but his ability for procedural learning remained intact
- >Suggests our LTM has different components, one part deals with episodic memory (events) and procedural memory (motor skills)
- >However he was left with severe amnesia- anterograde amnesia - He was unable to form new memories while memories before the incident remained intact.
- WHAT HAPPENED TO H.M?
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