What H.M. Taught Us

@article{Eichenbaum2013WhatHT,
  title={What H.M. Taught Us},
  author={Howard Eichenbaum},
  journal={Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience},
  year={2013},
  volume={25},
  pages={14-21}
}
  • H. Eichenbaum
  • Published 2013
  • Psychology, Biology
  • Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Studies on H.M. generated five main findings: that memory is a distinct psychological function, that amnesia spares short-term and working memory, that amnesia is an impairment of declarative and episodic memory, that the hippocampus is a core brain structure supporting memory, and that the hippocampus supports the permanent consolidation of memories. Each of these basic findings has recently been challenged, but a consideration of these studies suggests the new observations serve to support… 
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