Memory and consciousness: an appreciation of Claparède and recognition et moiïtè.
J F Kihlstrom
Consciousness and Cognition December 1, 1995 DOI: 10.1006/ccog.1995.1045 (opens in new tab)
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| Keywords | Humans Ego Cognition Consciousness Memory |
| Key points | Argues that Claparède's case report of amnesic syndrome anticipated the cognitive neuropsychology paradigm and the explicit/implicit memory dissociation, and contends its greatest contemporary relevance is for theories of conscious recollection, including the self as a knowledge structure and three modes of recognition: remembering, inferring, and knowing. |
Abstract
Claparède's report of a case of amnesic syndrome is an early example of the cognitive neuropsychology paradigm, by which studies of brain-damaged patients are used to shed light on the nature of normal mental processes. The case illustrates the selective impairment of episodic memory, with procedural and semantic memory remaining intact. Moreover, the several demonstrations of preserved learning during amnesia comprise an early illustration of the dissociation between explicit and implicit memory. However, its greatest contemporary relevance is for theories of conscious recollection. Claparède underscored the role of the self, viewed as a knowledge structure, in conscious mental life, and he drew attention to three different modes of recognition: remembering, inferring, and knowing.