Memory – Case Studies
HM
- LTM was damaged. (Brain KF
surgery damage.) Lost the ability - STM was damaged. Verbal
to retain memories after 30 information from STM was difficult
seconds. SHORT TERM information to process but visual was as
could be held up to 30 seconds. normal. This disproves the MSM but
But he had damage to his LONG supports the WMM.
TERM store = Separate Stores.
- The visuo-spatial sketch was
- All personal and knowledge undamaged, but the PL was
memory was lost. But he could effected.
develop new motor skills and still
recall past skills with practise. His
procedural memory was KC
undamaged and just the episodic - Unable to collect personal
and semantic memory was experiences but could recall
facts/general knowledge just a
good as someone else of his
education.
Suggesting his episodic memory
damaged but not his semantic.
HM
- LTM was damaged. (Brain KF
surgery damage.) Lost the ability - STM was damaged. Verbal
to retain memories after 30 information from STM was difficult
seconds. SHORT TERM information to process but visual was as
could be held up to 30 seconds. normal. This disproves the MSM but
But he had damage to his LONG supports the WMM.
TERM store = Separate Stores.
- The visuo-spatial sketch was
- All personal and knowledge undamaged, but the PL was
memory was lost. But he could effected.
develop new motor skills and still
recall past skills with practise. His
procedural memory was KC
undamaged and just the episodic - Unable to collect personal
and semantic memory was experiences but could recall
facts/general knowledge just a
good as someone else of his
education.
Suggesting his episodic memory
damaged but not his semantic.
