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Recognition memory and familiarity judgments in severe amnesia: no evidence for a contribution of repetition priming.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10883797     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The amnesic patient E.P. has demonstrated normal levels of repetition priming and at-chance recognition performance (S. B. Hamann & L. R. Squire, 1997), suggesting that the sense of familiarity used to make a recognition memory judgment is not based on the same mechanism responsible for repetition priming. However, the recognition tests previously used may have discouraged the use of familiarity and encouraged reliance on episodic memory. This issue was addressed in 5 experiments with E.P., 3 other amnesic patients with hippocampal damage, and 8 healthy controls. In Experiments 1-3, which were designed to discourage the use of episodic memory, the amnesic patients were impaired and E.P. performed at chance. In Experiments 4 and 5A, a stem-completion priming task was combined with a recognition memory task on each trial. E.P.'s priming was intact, yet his recognition memory performance was at chance. This suggests that although recognition memory judgments may be made on the basis of familiarity, repetition priming is not the source of this feeling of familiarity.
Authors:
C E Stark; L R Squire
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavioral neuroscience     Volume:  114     ISSN:  0735-7044     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2000 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-11-20     Completed Date:  2000-11-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8302411     Medline TA:  Behav Neurosci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  459-67     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Amnesia / physiopathology,  psychology*
Attention / physiology
Brain Mapping
Female
Hippocampus / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Mental Recall / physiology*
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Paired-Associate Learning / physiology*
Recognition (Psychology) / physiology*
Temporal Lobe / physiopathology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH24600/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; T32 AG00216-07/AG/NIA NIH HHS

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