Memory impairment in humans after bilateral damage to lateral temporal neocortex.
The hippocampus and its adjacent medial temporal regions are crucial for episodic memory. However, it is far less obvious whether other temporal regions beyond the medial part are important for memory processing. The memory performance of a group of patients with bilateral lesions over the lateral temporal lobe sparing the hippocampus was assessed and compared with that of patients with relatively spared cortex and patients with bilateral damage to the lateral temporal lobe and the hippocampus. The results demonstrate that bilateral damage to the lateral temporal lobe results in memory impairment across verbal and visual modalities.
Cheung
Mei-Chun
MC
Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Chan
Agnes S
AS
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014796:Visual Perception