Learning and memory is a complex process and a lot of research is currently happing about it. One famous case study that helps us learn about memory is H.M. H.M had severe epilepsy as a child. He had severe epilepsy as a child. He had surgery performed on him to help him alleviate his epilepsy. During this surgery, he lost his hippocampus and his temporal lobe. He lived but he lost his ability to make long term memories. There are 2 types of memory declarative and nondeclarative. Declarative memory is short term memory and everyday facts. Nondecaltive memory is long term memory and skilled behavior and learned habits. The prefrontal cortex is very helpful in memory. It helps with your working memory and especially retrieving that memory. You have semantic memory and nonsemantic memory. semantic memory helps you with object knowledge and nonsemantic memory remembers memories of specific events you witnessed. Memories are stored by changes in synaptic connections
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