Examine+one+interaction+between+cognition+and+physiology+in+terms+of+behaviour+(for+example+agnosia,+anosognosia,+prosapagnosia,+amnesia).+Evaluate+two+relevant+studies.

Case study: Clive Wearing:


 * he was a famous British conductor and pianist
 * he contracted a virus that infected his brain
 * the virus caused him to suffer from anterograde and retrograde amnesia
 * his memory lasts from 7 to 30 seconds before it resets
 * every time his memory resets it is as if he is waking up from a coma
 * MRI scans of his brain show damage to the hippocampus and some of the frontal regions
 * he has semantic and procedural memory, but not episodic memory
 * he CAN remember:
 * his wife
 * how to speak
 * how to walk, talk, eat etc
 * that he has children
 * how to read
 * how to play piano
 * he CAN'T remember:
 * his past
 * what food tastes like

Case Study: HM
 * Studied by Milner and Scoville
 * Had his hippocampus removed in an attempt to cure his severe epilepsy.
 * Was the last person to have this surgery due to the side effects.
 * Had only anterograde amnesia, not retrograde.
 * Could only remember things that happened before his surgery.
 * Can't convert short term memory to long term memory.
 * Unable to retain new events or semantic memory.
 * Also had trouble recalling
 * Still had motor and procedural memory.
 * Learnt mirror writing.
 * Improved every day, but couldn't remember learning it.