What Brought Vargha-Khadem and Her Colleagues to the Conclusion That

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Essay

What brought Vargha-Khadem and her colleagues to the conclusion that there was a disproportionate sparing of semantic memory compared to episodic memory in patients who suffered selective damage to their hippocampus early in life?

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Definitions:

Erectile Dysfunction

A condition in which a man is unable to achieve or maintain an erection suitable for sexual intercourse.

BPH

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, a condition in men in which the prostate gland is enlarged, leading to urinary problems.

PSA

Prostate-Specific Antigen, a protein produced by the prostate gland, levels of which are used to screen for and monitor prostate cancer.

Castrate

To remove the testicles of a male animal or person, leading to sterilization and the cessation of certain hormone production.