Localization of Memory in the Brain . Identified parts of the brain associated with production and comprehension of language. Doing surgery on epileptic patients while they were awake. Stimulating parts of the brain made them recall memories from their childhood etc. Evidence that specific memories are localized in the brain at some level Current views of localization.
Cognitive functions depend on a network of brain regions.
The theory is that the hippocampus is necessary for laying down new memories, and so at the time of the trauma, no new memories could be laid down. Taught rats object pairings at different time intervals before they lesioned the hippocampus of these animals and compared their memory performance to that of non-lesioned animals.