RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Long and the Short of It: Relational Memory Impairments in Amnesia, Even at Short Lags
JF The Journal of Neuroscience
JO J. Neurosci.
FD Society for Neuroscience
SP 8352
OP 8359
DO 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5222-05.2006
VO 26
IS 32
A1 Deborah E. Hannula
A1 Daniel Tranel
A1 Neal J. Cohen
YR 2006
UL http://www.jneurosci.org/content/26/32/8352.abstract
AB Classic studies of amnesia led to characterizations of hippocampal function emphasizing involvement in long-term memory rather than short-term (or working) memory. In two experiments, we show that when memory for relations among co-occurring items is tested, hippocampal amnesia results in a deficit even at very short lags. Hence, we find evidence for hippocampal involvement in relational memory, even at short lags normally considered the province of working memory.