HM and Clive Wearing Case Study Assignment

Why did the doctor remove H.M.'s hippocampus?

• To treat his mental illness

• To cure him of his seizures

• To treat his stroke

• Because lobotomy is fun and quirky

What type of memory could H.M. still form?

• Procedural Memory

• Declarative Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Semantic Memory

Where is procedural memory encoded?

• Hippocampus

• Cortex

• Cerebellum

• Basal Ganglia

What experiment was performed on H.M.?

• Lobotomy

• Chimp test

• Star drawing task

• Classical Conditioning

What happened to H.M. after death

• He was peacefully buried

• His brain was sliced into 2000 slices

• His brain was frozen for future research

• His brain was donated to a museum

How long is Clive Wearing's Memory

• 7-30 seconds

• 30-50 seconds

• 1-4 minutes

• 5-10 minutes