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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
An important source of evidence for preserved learning ability in amnesic patients is provided by the phenomenon of repetition or direct priming: the facilitative effect of an encounter with an item on subsequent processing of the same item. In this article we consider a series of experiments that have attempted to clarify the nature of priming in amnesic patients and normal subjects. The experiments indicate that there may be two varieties of priming, one dependent upon the activation of preexisting memory representations, the other dependent upon newly formed memory representations. We suggest that the former type of priming is preserved even in severely amnesic patients, whereas the latter may be preserved only in mildly-to-moderately amnesic patients. Implications of research on preserved learning for the development of remedial strategies are also discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1380-3395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
727-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Preserved learning in amnesic patients: perspectives from research on direct priming.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't