Puzzling thoughts for HM: Can new semantic information be anchored to old semantic memories?
Puzzling thoughts for HM: Can new semantic information be anchored to old semantic memories?
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DOI：
10.1037/0894-4105.18.4.756
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发表时间：
2004-10-01
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影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Corkin, S
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作者：
Skotko, BG;Einstein, G;Corkin, S
研究人员目前争论是否新的语义知识可以学习和检索，尽管广泛的损害内侧颞叶（MTL）结构。作者探讨了H. M.，一个健忘症患者，可以在他一生的爱好--解填字游戏的背景下获得新的语义信息。首先，殿下。在一系列被认为对解决填字游戏很重要的单词技能测试中，他还完成了3个新的填字游戏：1个测试1953年前的知识，另一个测试1953年后的知识，另一个通过为术前答案提供术后语义线索将两者结合起来。根据结果，作者得出结论，H.M.可以获得新的语义知识，至少是暂时的，当他可以锚到术前建立的心理表征。
Researchers currently debate whether new semantic knowledge can be learned and retrieved despite extensive damage to medial temporal lobe (MTL) structures. The authors explored whether H.M., a patient with amnesia, could acquire new semantic information in the context of his lifelong hobby of solving crossword puzzles. First, H.M. was tested on a series of word-skills tests believed important in solving crosswords. He also completed 3 new crosswords: 1 puzzle testing pre-1953 knowledge, another testing post-1953 knowledge, and another combining the 2 by giving postoperative semantic clues for preoperative answers. From the results, the authors concluded that H.M. can acquire new semantic knowledge, at least temporarily, when he can anchor it to mental representations established preoperatively.