Patient CW suffered severe brain damage as a result of viral encephalitis. Subsequent testing showed that while he was unable to form new episodic or semantic long-term memories, his short-term memory remained functional for very brief intervals, and his procedural memory was completely intact, allowing him to play the piano fluidly.
Evaluate the use of unique case studies of brain-damaged individuals in cognitive psychology, making reference to cases such as CW.
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