The Long and the Short of It: Relational Memory Impairments in Amnesia, Even at Short Lags

Overview

Journal J Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2006 Aug 11

PMID 16899730

Citations 205

Authors

Deborah E Hannula

Daniel Tranel

Neal J Cohen

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Abstract

Classic studies of amnesia led to characterizations of hippocampal function emphasizing involvement in long-term memory rather than short-term (or working) memory. In two experiments, we show that when memory for relations among co-occurring items is tested, hippocampal amnesia results in a deficit even at very short lags. Hence, we find evidence for hippocampal involvement in relational memory, even at short lags normally considered the province of working memory.

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