This is an edited version of the BBC documentary 'Man without a memory' (http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=wDNDRDJy-vo). It shows the essence of Clive's disability (and it's pretty sad to watch too!)...
This is an edited version of the BBC documentary 'Man without a memory' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDNDRDJy -vo). It shows the essence of Clive's disability (and it's pretty sad to watch too!). Post-view question to ponder: do you think Clive is happy?
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Title is wrong. Clive has a short term memory. He's just unable to transfer new events from his short term into his long term--AMNESIA
The hippocampus is responsible for encoding new memories into the long term, but Clive's was extemely damaged by his illness (herpes). The hippocampus is also suggested by research to be incharge of retrieving episodic memory as well. This explains both his anterograde AND retrorgrade amnesia.
not procedural memory, that could mean any number of processes. more distinctively its implicit memory. its part of his long term memory, not his short term.
Actually, it would be the opposite of feeling like an eternity. Every moment to him is like the first moment of his life. Like suddenly coming into existence. Sad, but I don't think it's like a lingering suffering to him.
no the damage to the hippocampus made him lose a lot of his old memories too, (i do psychology at sydney university). Not sure if deberah is his original wife, but in his earlier video years ago he couldnt even recognise his wife.
ahhhh, this is a good example of confirmation bias. you see...the video (or clive more specifically) never mentioned deberah, only that he was glad to see her. This indicates that clive doesnt recognize deberah in the phonic sense e.g names- deberah, titles- wife, but in semantics, the meaning of things. So clive recognized the metaphysical phenomena of affection to a familiar face =)
And to answer your question, no it would fee like forever. People normally do exactly the same thing as clive, except some of our 'new' information is transferred and processed into long term memory. His life is just a constant uninterrupted flow of 30 second intervals that he isnt aware of.
clive has a damaged hippocampus, he has no ability is process new information input but he retains all semantic long term memory, thats why he recognises familiar people, knows how to do his normal things, for instance playing the piano.
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The hippocampus is responsible for encoding new memories into the long term, but Clive's was extemely damaged by his illness (herpes). The hippocampus is also suggested by research to be incharge of retrieving episodic memory as well. This explains both his anterograde AND retrorgrade amnesia.
its part of his long term memory, not his short term.
This indicates that clive doesnt recognize deberah in the phonic sense e.g names- deberah, titles- wife, but in semantics, the meaning of things. So clive recognized the metaphysical phenomena of affection to a familiar face =)
Does that mean he could feel that for anyone else? Like his children?
And why can he remember the face but not who she is? Is that just about which parts of the brain were damaged?
he retains all semantic long term memory, thats why he recognises familiar people, knows how to do his normal things, for instance playing the piano.