The Neuropsychology of Human Memory
Abstract
In agreement with the neuropsychological findings, available anatomical data from patients with diencephalic or bitemporal amnesia suggest that these amnesias need not result from damage to a single functional system. In the case of diencephalic amnesia, the mammillary bodies and the dorsomedial thalamic nucleus have been implicated, but it is not yet clear which structure deserves the greater emphasis. In the case of bitemporal amnesia, the evidence suggests that the hippocampal formation plays a crucial role in memory functions; the possibility also needs to be considered that the hippocampal formation and amygdala may function conjointly in this regard. An alternative possibility that temporal stem damage is responsible for amnesia now seems quite unlikely.
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“Both episodic and semantic memory are referred to as types of declarative memory [63].”
- Authors
- Squire, L. R.
- Affiliations
- VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
- Corresponding author
- Squire, L R
- ORCID
- Squire, L R
- Venue
- Annual Review of Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 1982-03
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 241-273
- ISSN
- 0147-006X (ISSN-L)
- 1545-4126
- OpenAlex
- W2027864257
- Cited by
- 574
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 35.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Neuroscience (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 › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Keywords
- human memory, amnesia, diencephalic amnesia, mammillary bodies, dorsomedial thalamic nucleus, hippocampal formation, amygdala, memory systems
- MeSH terms
- Alcohol Amnestic Disorder, Amnesia, Animals, Brain, Diencephalon, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Hippocampus, Humans, Learning, Memory, Mental Recall, Retention, Psychology, Temporal Lobe, Thalamic Nuclei
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