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Effects of Temporal Lobe Lesions on Retrograde Memory: A Critical Review

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Scientific interest in retrograde memory has grown considerably over the last two decades. Studies have demonstrated that several brain regions, including the temporal lobes, participate in the formation, maintenance and storage of past memories. Different patterns and extents of retrograde memory deficits have been recorded in patients with temporal lobe lesions. It has been argued that the pattern of retrograde memory deficits is determined not only by the side and specific location of lesion within this region, but also by methodology, medical variables (such as etiology or seizure history), and coexisting cognitive deficits. In this paper we will review published case and group studies of patients with temporal lobe lesions to evaluate the impact of these factors on retrograde memory.

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Notes

  1. Not counting HM, who has demonstrated a different pattern of retrograde memory impairment over the years, and not counting the 6 new cases presented in Bayley et al. 2003, who had only very remote memory tested

  2. Counting two groups in the Bright et al. 2006 study, but not counting the group from the Buchanan et al. 2005 study because quality not quantity of memories was studied.

  3. (Duyckaerts et al. 1985; Yoneda et al. 1994 [cases 2–5]; Schnider et al. 1995; Eslinger 1998 [cases MR and PD]; Hirano and Noguchi 1998; Reed and Squire 1998 [cases AB and LJ]; Kapur and Brooks 1999 [cases BE and LC]; Fujii et al. 1999; Bright et al. 2006 [MTL group]; Tranel and Jones 2006)

  4. (Zola-Morgan et al. 1986; De Renzi et al. 1987; Yoneda et al. 1994 [case 4]; Rempel-Clower et al. 1996 [case GD]; Eslinger 1998 [cases DR and JL]; Reed and Squire 1998 [cases AB and LJ]; Tranel and Jones 2006)

  5. (Duyckaerts et al. 1985; Yoneda et al. 1994 [cases 2–5]; Schnider et al. 1995; Hirano and Noguchi 1998; Reed and Squire 1998 [cases AB and LJ]; Kapur and Brooks 1999 [cases BE and LC]; Fujii et al. 1999; Seidenberg et al. 2002; Bright et al. 2006 [MTL group])

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Lah, S., Miller, L. Effects of Temporal Lobe Lesions on Retrograde Memory: A Critical Review. Neuropsychol Rev 18, 24–52 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-008-9053-2

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