Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Interdependence of priming performance and brain-damage

H J Markowitsch1, C Härting

  • 1Physiological Psychology, University of Bielefeld, Germany.

The International Journal of Neuroscience
|April 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Brain-damaged patients show reduced intelligence and memory compared to orthopedic patients. While verbal priming is similar, perceptual priming is impaired, suggesting broader cognitive strategy deficits in brain injury.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

[Memory and memory disorders].

Der Nervenarzt·2020
Same author

A single high dose of dexamethasone affects the phosphorylation state of glutamate AMPA receptors in the human limbic system.

Translational psychiatry·2016
Same author

Functional (dissociative) retrograde amnesia.

Handbook of clinical neurology·2016
Same author

A PET Study of Persistent Psychogenic Amnesia Covering the Whole Life Span.

Cognitive neuropsychiatry·2014
Same author

The possible contribution of the amygdala to memory.

Behavioural neurology·2014
Same author

Commonalities and discrepancies in the relationships between behavioural outcome and the results of neuroimaging in brain-damaged patients.

Behavioural neurology·2014

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Hospitalized patients present diverse learning and memory profiles.
  • Distinguishing between implicit and explicit memory is crucial for understanding cognitive function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare cognitive and memory performance between focal brain-damaged patients and a matched control group.
  • To investigate the impact of brain damage on various memory tests and priming tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 15 focal brain-damaged patients (Group N) and 15 orthopedic patients (Group O).
  • Administered intelligence, memory (WMS-r, recognition, Tower of Hanoi, WCST), and priming tests (verbal, picture).
  • Analyzed differences in performance between groups, controlling for age, sex, and education.

Main Results:

  • Group N exhibited parallel reductions in intelligence and memory compared to Group O; attention and concentration remained similar.
  • Performance on Tower of Hanoi and WCST differed, potentially due to frontal lobe damage and lower intelligence in Group N.
  • Picture priming was significantly poorer in Group N, while verbal priming was comparable.

Conclusions:

  • Brain damage impacts intelligence and memory, affecting performance on complex cognitive tasks.
  • Impaired perceptual priming in brain-damaged patients suggests deficits in information encoding strategies.
  • Cognitive abilities, including memory and intelligence, correlate with successful priming and broader information processing.

Related Experiment Videos