Memory Case Studies of K.F. and Clyde Wearing

In the case study of K.F. he had suffered damage to his left parietal and occipital lobes (What is Psychology, 231) After the accident he had problems with his short term memory. He had trouble with oral information, but not visual information or sounds that were not words. This suggests that short term memory may be store in more than one location in the brain. However, his brain could have operated different before the accident.

Clyde Wearing has no short term memory at all. He can only remember things for 7 to 30 seconds, and constantly feels like he just up from a long slumber. I would say this suggests that our memory is fragile and can be completely eradicated.

Source:

Doyle-Portillo, S. & Pastorino, E. (2011). What is Psychology?: 3E. Belmont: Wadsworth.

Re:

You need to informally cite your resources. Why did you state that his brain could have operated differently before the accident? In what way? Was there any evidence to this?

Clyde Wearing loss primarily his declarative (episodic/autobiographical memory) both retrograde and anterograde . What does this mean? Why was he still able to remember how to play the piano?