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Monkeys trained to near-perfection in memory tests flunk out after a "tiny section in the front of their brains is destroyed.
Humans who have had surgery or damage to this region of the brain also do poorly in remembering events of the immediate past.
Remembering things which happen as recently as a few hours ago is called "short-term" memory. It is distinguished by medical men from recall of events in the more distant past.
The two types of memory seem to be separate functions of the brain, because a disturbance of short-term memory does not prevent recall ol events further back in time, Short-Term Memory
Monkeys have a short-term memory about equal to that of a very young child.
Physiologists at the Louisiana State university medical school have found that operating on a section of less than 1 per cent of a. monkey's brain seriously hinders his ability to remember anything for more than a few seconds,
The LSU studies were conducted by Dr. George D. Davis, associate professor o
Object Description
| Title | Surgery erases monkey memory |
| Contact Information | John P Isché Library - LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - 433 Bolivar St. New Orleans, LA 70112 ~ Send Inquiries to digitalarchives@lsuhsc.edu |
| Creator |
Kelso, Robert N. |
| Subject |
Davis, George D., Dr. |
| Call Number | 1961 p49-50 |
| Description | Newspaper clipping |
| Notes |
Includes photo |
| Publisher |
New Orleans States-Item |
| Date | 1961-04-17 |
| Type | Image |
| Format | TIFF |
| Identifier | See 'reference url' on the navigational bars. |
| Source | John P Isché Library - LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans ~ http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library |
| Language | En |
| Relation | http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/LSUHSC_NCC |
| Coverage-Spatial |
New Orleans (La.) |
| Coverage-Temporal | 1961 |
| Rights | Use is restricted to IP address of LSUHSC - New Orleans |
| Object File Name | index.cpd |
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