Long-term retention of computer learning by patients with memory disorders.
Previous research has demonstrated that patients with memory disorders resulting from closed-head injury can acquire the complex knowledge and skills necessary for the use of a microcomputer. The present paper extends the generality of those findings by showing that (1) amnesic patients with other etiologies could similarly learn how to operate a computer and (2) the knowledge and skills acquired were retained over intervals of up to 9 months.
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Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000523:psychology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000523:psychology; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000523:psychology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003201:Computers; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000523:psychology; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000523:psychology; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D014706:Verbal Learning