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Neuropsychological Explorations of Memory and Cognition pp 77–94Cite as

Exploring Disorders of Semantic Memory

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My strongest and most enduring memory of Nelson has been his generosity and enthusiasm which pervaded our initial professional relationship as well as our subsequent friendship. My first encounter with Nelson was in about 1986. At this time my thesis work (on transient global amnesia) was coming to an end and I was contemplating a period of post-doctorate research in North America. Clearly no one can make transient global amnesia a life’s work. Since Alzheimer’s disease is by far the commonest cause of memory impairment likely to be seen by a behavioural neurologist, it seemed obvious to consider working on the neuropsychology of dementia. With this in mind, I wrote to a number of eminent neuropsychologists in the field to explore the possibility of joining their research group for a year. Nelson replied, by return, with a pressing invitation to come to UCSD for a year (or two!), suggestions for research grant applications, a list of people I should contact, and a sheaf of recent publications. After this, it was only a matter of time before I arrived in San Diego.

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    John R. Hodges M.D., FRCP

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Hodges, J.R. (1994). Exploring Disorders of Semantic Memory. In: Cermak, L.S. (eds) Neuropsychological Explorations of Memory and Cognition. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1196-4_6

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