Cognition is any learning process that occurs. The cognitive process that we will use is memory. So how does memory interact with our physiology (brain, neurotransmitters or hormones).
Example 1: HM Case Study
Study to use: Scoville and Milner (1957)
Example 2: The case study of Clive Wearing
Description:
· Suffered damage in Hippocampus due to a contraction of a virus.
· His disease left him with extensive brain damage (parts of his temporal lobes).
· Suffers from Retrograde and Anterograde amnesia.
· MRI scanning show damage to the hippocampus and some of frontal regions.
· Episodic memory and some of his semantic memory are lost.
· He can still play piano, conduct music and remember his wife.
· He still has his implicit memory including his emotional memory for his wife.
Evaluation:
· Ecological validity: High, study of a real life case.
· Low potential ability to generalize because cases are individual.
· Ethics: Patient’s name was disclosed under consent.