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The hippocampus is a structure of the medial temporal lobe; an area which has long been associated with declarative memory (episodic/autobiographical memory). Von Bechterew (1900), Gruntal (1947), Glees & Griffin (1952). In particular, Scoville’s (1954) famous case study of H.M. indicated the role of the medial temporal lobe in episodic memory after H.M. showed severe anterograde and moderate temporally graded retrograde amnesia (upto 7 years) following surgical bilateral removal of this area aimed at curing his epileptic seizures. The deficit was specific to declarative memory – e.g. H.M. could still learn new procedural skills (non-declarative).
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Subsequently, evidence emerged which pinpointed episodec memory loss to damage of the hippocampus. Milner (1974) concluded that severity of damage to the hippocampal formation in patients with medial temporal lobe resections correlated with severity of memory deficits. Rempel-Clower et al. (1996) showed patients with......

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