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Double dissociation in the effects of brain damage on working memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2003

Rolf Verleger*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, D 23538 Lübeck, Germany http://www.neuro.mu-luebeck.de

Abstract:

As revealed by standard neuropsychological testing, patients with damage either to the frontal lobe or to the hippocampus suffer from distinct impairments of working memory. It is unclear how Ruchkin et al.'s model integrates the role played by the hippocampus.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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