An individual, Patient JL, suffered brain damage following a stroke. Psychological testing revealed that while Patient JL had a digit span of only one item when numbers were read aloud to him, his memory for spatial patterns and visual designs was completely unaffected. Additionally, his long-term memory for events occurring after his stroke remained intact.
Explain two ways in which the case of Patient JL contributes to our understanding of human memory.
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