Human memory: the hippocampus is the key.
A recent study of brain-damaged patients with various degrees of amnesia provides compelling new evidence that the hippocampus plays a vital role in the laying down of new memories. Why existing memories are also affected by hippocampal damage is particularly puzzling.
Parkin
A J
AJ
Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*