A neuropsychologist assesses three patients following neurological damage.

Patient	Assessment findings
A	The patient responds appropriately throughout a conversation. Fifteen minutes later, the patient has no memory of the conversation but can describe a family holiday from 12 years earlier.
B	The patient cannot recall events from the 10 days before the damage but clearly remembers events from 15 years earlier. Over several days, the patient learns the names of three new therapists.
C	Before the damage, the patient could touch-type quickly without looking at the keyboard. The patient's typing is now clumsy and badly timed.

Using the information in the table, describe how damage to different brain regions could account for the three patients' patterns of memory.

A neuropsychologist assesses three patients following neurological damage.

Patient	Assessment findings
A	The patient responds appropriately throughout a conversation. Fifteen minutes later, the patient has no memory of the conversation but can describe a family holiday from 12 years earlier.
B	The patient cannot recall events from the 10 days before the damage but clearly remembers events from 15 years earlier. Over several days, the patient learns the names of three new therapists.
C	Before the damage, the patient could touch-type quickly without looking at the keyboard. The patient's typing is now clumsy and badly timed.

Using the information in the table, describe how damage to different brain regions could account for the three patients' patterns of memory.

5.1 Key Concepts

5.1 Key Concepts Questions