H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language.
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Skotko, BG; Rubin, DC; Tupler, LA
Published in: Memory
February 2008
The amnesic patient H.M. has been solving crossword puzzles nearly all his life. Here, we analysed the linguistic content of 277 of H.M.'s crossword-puzzle solutions. H.M. did not have any unusual difficulties with the orthographic and grammatical components inherent to the puzzles. He exhibited few spelling errors, responded with appropriate parts of speech, and provided answers that were, at times, more convincing to observers than those supplied by the answer keys. These results suggest that H.M.'s lexical word-retrieval skills remain fluid despite his profound anterograde amnesia. Once acquired, the maintenance of written language comprehension and production does not seem to require intact medial temporal lobe structures.
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Memory
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0965-8211
Publication Date
February 2008
Volume
16
Issue
2
Start / End Page
89 / 96
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Temporal Lobe
- Problem Solving
- Neurosciences
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Memory
- Male
- Language
- Humans
- Experimental Psychology
- Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
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Skotko, B. G., Rubin, D. C., & Tupler, L. A. (2008). H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language. Memory, 16(2), 89–96. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210701864580
Skotko, Brian G., David C. Rubin, and Larry A. Tupler. “H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language.” Memory 16, no. 2 (February 2008): 89–96. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210701864580.
Skotko BG, Rubin DC, Tupler LA. H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language. Memory. 2008 Feb;16(2):89–96.
Skotko, Brian G., et al. “H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language.” Memory, vol. 16, no. 2, Feb. 2008, pp. 89–96. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/09658210701864580.
Skotko BG, Rubin DC, Tupler LA. H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language. Memory. 2008 Feb;16(2):89–96.
Published In
Memory
DOI
ISSN
0965-8211
Publication Date
February 2008
Volume
16
Issue
2
Start / End Page
89 / 96
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Temporal Lobe
- Problem Solving
- Neurosciences
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Memory
- Male
- Language
- Humans
- Experimental Psychology
- Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe