PSY372H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Episodic Memory, Endel Tulving
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If no hippocampus, there is not such memory. No conjunction of the representation of the memory. This also provided the evidence that for function of hippocampus in animals. Need hippocampus for episodic memory. (they did not notice the change if there hippocampus is damaged) Worms are the favourite one, but they can die, but the bird like them when they are fresh. In the study, they can either recover the food for 4 hours or 124 hours. The studies have all the elements of where what and when. They needed to know where when and what they stored. The hours are the age of the worm when they are recovered. In a 4 hour trial, the worms are 4 hours old. They are given some peanuts and they hide them and then catch them, they catch them on the left tray, and then a long5 days delay. And they are given some worms and they catch them.