PSYC 2330 Lecture Notes - Word Stem, Free Recall, Striatum
3 Apr 2013
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Declarative memory, also known as explicit memory, is conscious memory. It is knowledge of facts and events that includes both episodic (time-related data of past experiences) and semantic (fact-related) data. Declarative memory stores information about facts and the relationship between them i. e. who, what, when, where. Dr. william beecher scoville was a neurosurgeon at hartford hospital. Scoville established the department of neurosurgery at connecticut"s hartford hospital in: he performed surgery on henry gustav molaison (h. m) in 1953 to relieve epilepsy that led to damage of h. m. "s hippocampus. The hippocampal damage left him with a memory disorder. Dr. brenda milner is a canadian neuropsychologist who has contributed extensively to the research literature on various topics in the field of clinical neuropsychology. Milner worked with patient h. m. and through her encounters with him, established her reputation as one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century. Henry gustav molaison (h. m) suffered from epilepsy, a disorder characterized by recurrent seizures.
