Amnesic Syndrome: Consolidation or Retrieval?
NaturePublished 1 November 1970
Elizabeth K. Warrington, Lawrence Weiskrantz
Citations862
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The present experiments show that amnesic patients can remember verbal material if they are tested with a method of partial information but such retention depends more on the method of retrieval than on the methods of acquisition.
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Amnesic patients can remember verbal material if they are tested with a method of partial information. The present experiments show that such retention depends more on the method of retrieval than on the method of acquisition. It is suggested here that long-term memory can be demonstrated in the patients if methods are used that eliminate incorrect and interfering responses.
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