PSY318H5 Study Guide - Henry Molaison, Neuropsychology, Tempora
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Snapshot page 16: the dilemma in relating behaviour and consciousness. Persistent vegetative state (pvs): alive but unable to communicate or to function independently at even the most basic level. Idea that we have a lot of different cognitive function controlled in different brain areas and there is not one center - they can"t be tied into one brain region that controls it all. Expresses the puzzle that, although the brain analyses sensory events through multiple, parallel channels that do not converge on a single brain region, we perceive a unified representation of our experiences. Removal of medial parts of the temporal lobes in 1953 to treat epilepsy. Case illustrates that there are separate areas in the brain for different aspects of memory. There is no one location in the brain for memory. Found that his memory impairments were specific to specific types of memory functions. Suffered from anterograde amnesia - proven that he was able to learn new things though.
