Evelyn J. Perez

Is memory spared in monkeys with selective lesions of the hippocampus?

Normal explicit/declarative memory requires a system of anatomically related structures in the medial temporal lobe (MTL) that includes the hippocampus and the entorhinal, perirhinal and parahippocampal cortex. Although extensive MTL damage in primates causes robust anterograde amnesia, defining the contribution of the...