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Hippocampal Amnesia
Abstract
This article reviews 147 cases of amnesia following damage including the hippocampus or fornix as reported in 179 publications. The aetiology, mnestic abilities and reference(s) are tabulated for each case. Consistent findings across cases include the association of bilateral hippocampal damage with a deficit in anterograde episodic memory combined with spared procedural and working memory. The limited nature of retrograde amnesia following lesions to the fornix is also noted. Less consistent and thus more controversial findings, include effects of lesion size or laterality, deficits in semantic memory or familiarity-based recognition and the extent of retrograde amnesia. The evidence concerning these issues is reviewed across cases.
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“This outcome is to be expected as both retrosplenial damage and hippocampal damage can cause anterograde amnesia (Spiers et al., 2001; Valenstein et al., 1987; Vann et al., 2009)”
From The cingulum bundle: Anatomy, function, and dysfunction (2018) · cites this paper as Spiers et al., 2001
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“Prior neuropsychological research has consistently indicated the dominance of the right hemisphere in processing spatial information (Spiers et al. 2001; Burgess et al. 2001, 2002)”
From Hippocampal and Retrosplenial Goal Distance Coding After Long-term Consolidation of a Real-World Environment (2019) · cites this paper as Spiers et al. 2001
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The human hippocampus and spatial and episodic memory
Burgess, N., Maguire, E. A., & O'Keefe, J. (2002) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/s0896-6273(02)00830-9 · Cited by 2,401
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Hassabis, D., Kumaran, D., Vann, S. D., & Maguire, E. A. (2007) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.0610561104 · Cited by 1,414
Self-citationThe hippocampus and memory: insights from spatial processing
Bird, C. M., & Burgess, N. (2008) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nrn2335 · Cited by 1,313
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Svoboda, E., McKinnon, M. C., & Levine, B. (2006) · Neuropsychologia · doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.05.023 · Cited by 1,274
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- Authors
- Spiers, H. J., Maguire, E. A., & Burgess, N.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Venue
- Neurocase
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2001-01
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 357-382
- ISSN
- 1355-4794 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-3656
- OpenAlex
- W4250877397
- Cited by
- 249
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Neurocase (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Research Councils UK
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Keywords
- hippocampal amnesia, fornix lesions, anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia, episodic memory, procedural memory, working memory, semantic memory, familiarity-based recognition, lesion size, hemispheric lateralization, case series
- MeSH terms
- Amnesia, Amnesia, Retrograde, Brain Mapping, Hippocampus, Humans, Mental Recall, Entorhinal Cortex, Fornix, Brain
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