Impaired declarative memory for emotional material following bilateral amygdala damage in humans

• Published in: Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 291 - 300
• Main Authors: Adolphs, R, Cahill, L, Schul, R, Babinsky, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Amygdala - injuries; Amygdala - pathology; Amygdala - physiopathology; Brain Damage, Chronic - pathology; Brain Damage, Chronic - physiopathology; Brain Damage, Chronic - psychology; Brain Injuries - pathology; Brain Injuries - physiopathology; Brain Injuries - psychology; Emotions - physiology; Female; Functional Laterality; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Memory - physiology; Memory Disorders - etiology; Memory Disorders - physiopathology; Reference Values; Speech

Everyday experience suggests that highly emotional events are often the most memorable, an observation supported by psychological and pharmacological studies in humans. Although studies in animals have shown that nondeclarative emotional memory (behaviors associated with emotional situations) may be...