Damage is in the lateral Frontal lobe, just in front of primary motor cortex for face. Damage is in the lateral temporal lobe 7. Never destroys all past memory. When new memories are formed, they tend to be inflexible. Hippocampus, parahippocampal areas.
Damage generally causes A. Very devastating effects.
Demonstrated by Wisconsin card sorting task. Other Neuropathology A. Alzheimer's Disease Involves damage to hippocampus and surrounding areas. Also, the degeneration of neurons in Acetylcholine systems ACh is modulator of Long-term memory. AD patients initially present with anterograde amnesia. Present with learning and memory deficits and visuospatial problems.