H.M study

Question 1

What happens when u remove the hippocampus?

Answer 1

Memories are lost + cant be formed

Question 2

Where is the hippocampus located?

Answer 2

Limbic system in temporal lobe

Question 3

What are the key facts about H.M?

Answer 3

• Had a bike accident at 7, fractured skull
• Suffered from seizures ever since, got increasingly worse
• Had a lobotomy at 27
• Lost memories + couldn’t form any

Question 4

What part of H.M’s brain was removed?

Answer 4

The hippocampus

Question 5

What did we learn from H.M’s case study?

Answer 5

H.m’s cerebellum + basal ganglia still intact - He could still remember some skills like tying shoelaces. Means procedural memory stored in cerebellum + basal ganglia

Question 6

What was the role of the hippocampus?

Answer 6

Consolidating memories

Question 7

What is anterograde amnesia?

Answer 7

Can recall old memories

Question 8

What is retrograde amnesia?

Answer 8

Can build new memories