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| Why is RB's case specifically important? |
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| it suggests that hippocampal lesions alone can result in profound anterograde amnesia for declarative memory |
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| What part of the brain was damaged in patient RB? |
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| 3 important points about memory taken from findings about RB, GD, LM, & WH put together |
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1. bilateral damage limited primarily to the CA1 region of the hippocampal formation is sufficient enough to cause moderately severe anterograde amnesia
2. bilateral damage beyond the CA1 region, but still limited to the hippocampal formation, can produce more severe anterograde memory impairment
3. extensive, temporally graded retrograde amnesia covering 15 years or more can occur after damage limited to the hippocampal formation |
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| What is the name of the figure used in the drawing tests? |
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| describe the drawing test |
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| patients are asked to copy a figure & then 10 - 15 minutes later asked to reproduce it from memory |
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| RB: damage to the hippocampal formation |
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| GD: damage to the hippocampal formation |
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| LM: damage to the hippocampal formation |
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| WH: damage to the hippocampal formation |
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| CA1, CA2, CA3, DG, EC, subiculum |
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| Which two patients had the most similar damage? |
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