Long-term retention of computer learning by patients with memory disorders

Elizabeth L. Glisky, Daniel L. Schacter

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Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated that patients with memory disorders resulting from closed-head injury can acquire the complex knowledge and skills necessary for the use of a microcomputer. The present paper extends the generality of those findings by showing that (1) amnesic patients with other etiologies could similarly learn how to operate and (2) the knowledge and skills acquired were retained over intervals of up to 9 months.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)173-178
Number of pages6
JournalNeuropsychologia
Volume26
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

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