Cross-Cortical Consolidation as the Core Defect in Amnesia: Prospects for Hypothesis-Testing with Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging
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AUTHOR NAME
Ken Paller
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AUTHOR AFFIL
Department of Psychology and Institute for Neuroscience, Northwestern University
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ABSTRACT
iteria. Declarative Memory Observations of preserved and impaired memory in patients with amnesia indicate that the recall and recognition of facts and episodes, or declarative memory, is dependent on a particular subset of brain regions and can be disrupted selectively. How can we develop a better understanding of this selectivity? Indeed, one might pose the question: Why is declarative memory different from all other forms of memory? Here are four answers to this question: 1. Because declarative memory has distinct behavioral characteristics. 2. Because declarative memory has distinct subjective characteristics. 3. Because declarative memory has a distinct cognitive structure. 4. Because declarative memory has distinct neural substrates. Memory theorists tend to give one or another of these answers greater emphasis, as discussed further below. In any event, determi