Case Studies in Memory and Learning 

- Defined by the texbook as a "severe impairment of memory" 
- 2 subtypes: anterograde and retrograde amnesia

Amnesia 

- Hippocampus 
- Temporal lobes 
- Cortex
- Mammillary body 
- Cerebellum 

Relevant Brain Structures and Function: Learning and Memory 

Memory can be defined as the system or process responsible for storing learned information so that it can be utilized at a later time.

Definition of Memory

- Learning 
- Memory 
- Amnesia
- Retrograde Amnesia
- Patient H.M.
- Anterograde Amnesia

Washtenaw Community College

New York University

Nova Southeastern University

Different forms of both learning and memory can be found by simply examining the ways in which these forms fail. This can be done through clinical studies that discover the mechanisms of the brain that surround learning and memory.

Functional Perspectives on Learning and Memory

Breedlove, S. & Watson, N. (2017). Behavioral neuroscience, eighth edition. Oxford University Press.

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