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Direct linkSkotko, Brian G.; Andrews, Edna; Einstein, Gillian – Journal of Memory and Language, 2005
Previous researchers have found it challenging to disentangle the memory and language capabilities of the famous amnesic patient H. M. Here, we present an original linguistic analysis of H. M. based on empirical data drawing upon novel spoken discourse with him. The results did not uncover the language deficits noted previously. Instead, H. M.'s…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Oral Language, Language Acquisition, Brain
