PSYC10003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anterograde Amnesia, Temporal Lobe, Prefrontal Cortex
13 Nov 2013
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People who suffer from this can accurately recall certain facts after a short retention time, however, when their attention is temporarily turned to something else, that is when the anterograde amnesia sets in they forget. Short-term memory does not depend on the hippocampus. This suggests that there is more than one memory system: Each system is specialised for a particular function with its own distinct neurosecretory. Other ltm systems: (some of which are unconscious) Intact in individuals who have medial temporal lobe damage, therefore it is evident that these people must have some short-term memory system that is not run by the hippocampus. Definition: short-term memory holds what you are actively thinking about and attending to. Note: anterograde amnesia is when the individual cannot form any new long-term memories. George miller stm can hold approx 7 chunks/items of info. The no. of chunks we can remember is the limit of stm.
