Clive Wearing

Cards (5)

  • Severe type of amnesia from damaged hippocampus
  • Able to play the piano, but doesn't remember learning to play it
  • He recognises his wife, but every time he sees her, he greets her as if her hasn't seen her in years
  • He knows he has children from previous marriages, but can't remember their names
    • He has long-term memory, but lacks short-term memory - supports MSM
    • Impaired episodic, but procedural and semantic is still intact - supports LTM