Hm's Short Term Memory
Case Studies – Memory
1) In case study one it is evident that HM’S long term memory is functioning as it states that he can still remember things about himself and things that had happened up until the operation. However the case study then goes onto prove how HM’S short term memory was damaged during the surgery. HM can now no longer remember anything after the surgery, no matter the importance, whether it was finding his way around his house or remember the death of his father. Another example where short term and long term memory has been disrupted would be Clive Wearing. Like HM, Clive can’t remember anything after his illness. The evidence proving this is that Clive can no longer enjoy books or TV serious as he can’t remember what happened
previously. However unfortunately his long term memory was also effected, despite still remember how to read, write and play music, he can’t remember some significant parts of his life prior the illness. For example going to Cambridge, his own wedding and basic simple facts everyone should know.
2) Case studies like this are used to support theories that short term and long term memory are different types of memory stored in different areas of the brain. As the case studies show, that when short term or long term memory is affected or damaged the other isn’t always necessarily affected. Proving that there are different types of memory. However from reading the case studies one and two, both individuals damaged there hippocampus, maybe suggesting that long term and short term memory aren’t stored in different areas of the brain but depend on the damaged caused.
3) These case studies support the idea that there are several types of short term memory loss, because each person was affected by short term memory loss (Anterograde Amnesia) differently. For example KF, his short term memory was mainly affected by his auditory memory, for example a cat meowing or hearing numbers on a recording, than his visual memory such as recalling numbers on a screen. Which shows how different types of Anterograde Amnesia can affect people
1) In case study one it is evident that HM’S long term memory is functioning as it states that he can still remember things about himself and things that had happened up until the operation. However the case study then goes onto prove how HM’S short term memory was damaged during the surgery. HM can now no longer remember anything after the surgery, no matter the importance, whether it was finding his way around his house or remember the death of his father. Another example where short term and long term memory has been disrupted would be Clive Wearing. Like HM, Clive can’t remember anything after his illness. The evidence proving this is that Clive can no longer enjoy books or TV serious as he can’t remember what happened
previously. However unfortunately his long term memory was also effected, despite still remember how to read, write and play music, he can’t remember some significant parts of his life prior the illness. For example going to Cambridge, his own wedding and basic simple facts everyone should know.
2) Case studies like this are used to support theories that short term and long term memory are different types of memory stored in different areas of the brain. As the case studies show, that when short term or long term memory is affected or damaged the other isn’t always necessarily affected. Proving that there are different types of memory. However from reading the case studies one and two, both individuals damaged there hippocampus, maybe suggesting that long term and short term memory aren’t stored in different areas of the brain but depend on the damaged caused.
3) These case studies support the idea that there are several types of short term memory loss, because each person was affected by short term memory loss (Anterograde Amnesia) differently. For example KF, his short term memory was mainly affected by his auditory memory, for example a cat meowing or hearing numbers on a recording, than his visual memory such as recalling numbers on a screen. Which shows how different types of Anterograde Amnesia can affect people