PSY2061 Study Guide - Final Guide: Anterograde Amnesia, Memory Span, Lobectomy
4 Aug 2018
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Memory: how these changes are stored and subsequently reactivated. Bilateral medial temporal lobectomy was conducted on h. m. Hippocampus, amygdala, and portion of cortex was removed. Hippocampus: associated with memory; mainly long-term memory + spatial navigation. Amygdala: associated with emotions, memory and survival instincts. Mild retrograde amnesia , short-term anterograde memory was normal, however, the long-term anterograde memory was affected. Formal assessment of h. m"s anterograde amnesia: discovery of. The first 2 tests documented h. m"s severe deficits in long-term memory, the other 3 indicated that he was able to store long- term memories but has no conscious awareness of them. H. m was asked to repeat 5 digits that were read to him at. The same 5 digit was used with 1 new digit added, it has to be presented a few times for him to get it right. H. m was not able to repeat 8-digit sequence (most people can repeat about 15 digits)
