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A SPECIFIC isolated and severe defect of memory, with preservation of other intellectual functions, including span of attention, may occur as the result of localized brain pathology. In amnesic patients the memory defect is so marked that performance on tests of recent memory declines sharply within a matter of minutes1.
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WARRINGTON, E., WEISKRANTZ, L. New Method of Testing Long-term Retention with Special Reference to Amnesic Patients. Nature 217, 972–974 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217972a0
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