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Imagine Meeting Four Separate Individuals Who Have Each Sustained Injuries

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Imagine meeting four separate individuals who have each sustained injuries to different sections of their brain.Person A has irreversible damage to her frontal lobe.Person B has irreversible damage to his parietal lobe.Person C has irreversible damage to her temporal lobe and person D as irreversible damage to his occipital lobe.Briefly,what would be the effects of each of these injuries?


Definitions:

Implicit Memory

Memory that influences thoughts and behaviors without conscious awareness, such as procedural memory for tasks.

Explicit Memory

A type of long-term memory involving conscious recollection of factual information, previous experiences, and concepts.

Declarative Memory

The type of long-term memory that involves the capacity to consciously recall facts, knowledge, and experiences.

Short-term Memory Span

The ability to retain a limited amount of data in an immediately accessible form for a brief duration.

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