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Bilateral hippocampal lesion and a selective impairment of the ability for mental time travel

Andelman, Fani, Hoofien, Dan, Goldberg, Ilan, Aizenstein, Orna, Neufeld, Miri Y.·2010·Neurocase

Abstract

Mental time travel allows individuals to mentally project themselves backwards and forwards in subjective time. This case report describes a young woman suddenly rendered amnesic as a result of bilateral hippocampal damage following an epileptic seizure and brain anoxia. Her neuropsychological profile was characterized by a high-average general level of cognitive functioning, selective deficit in episodic memory of past events and a significant difficulty to envisage her personal future. This case provides clinical support for the concept of mental time travel with its retrospective and prospective components and for the hippocampus being its critical neural substrate.

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Authors
Andelman, F., Hoofien, D., Goldberg, I., Aizenstein, O., & Neufeld, M. Y.
Affiliations
  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
Corresponding author
Andelman, Fani
Venue
Neurocase
Published
2010-09-27
Volume
16
Issue
5
Pages
426-435
ISSN
  • 1355-4794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-3656
OpenAlex
W2095240352
Cited by
120
References
28
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neurocase (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
Keywords
mental time travel, hippocampus, bilateral hippocampal lesions, episodic memory, prospective memory, retrospective memory, amnesia, epileptic seizures, brain anoxia, neural correlates
MeSH terms
Adult, Amnesia, Cognition, Female, Forecasting, Hippocampus, Humans, Imagination, Neuropsychological Tests, Mental Recall, Time Perception

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