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Lesions restricted to the frontal lobes do not ordinarily produce an amnesic syndrome in man. However, recent research has demonstrated that amnesic patients who are characterized by signs of frontal lobe pathology show patterns of memory performance that are different from those shown by amnesic patients without frontal signs. This article reviews evidence concerning the influence of frontal lobe pathology on amnesic disorders, discusses different interpretations of this evidence, and draws on research from human and animal neuropsychology as well as cognitive psychology in an attempt to clarify the role of frontal damage in the amnesic syndrome.
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This article was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Grant U0361) and by a Special Research Program Grant from the Connaught Fund, University of Toronto.
Requests for reprints should be addressed to Daniel L. Schacter, at Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 (before August 1, 1987)
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Schacter, D.L. Memory, amnesia, and frontal lobe dysfunction. Psychobiology 15, 21–36 (1987). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327261
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