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class="bday">1938-07-09</span>) </span>July 9, 1938<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 86)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">patient of <a href="/wiki/Anterograde_amnesia" title="Anterograde amnesia">anterograde amnesia</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Patient N.A.</b> (born July 9th, 1938) was an American man who developed <a href="/wiki/Anterograde_amnesia" title="Anterograde amnesia">anterograde amnesia</a> as a result of a <a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fencing</a> accident. He was a patient studied by <a href="/wiki/Larry_Squire" title="Larry Squire">Larry Squire</a>, a professor of psychiatry, neuroscience and psychology at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego" title="University of California, San Diego">University of California</a>. The cause of his <a href="/wiki/Amnesia" title="Amnesia">amnesia</a> was found to be a thalamic <a href="/wiki/Lesion" title="Lesion">lesion</a> extending to the <a href="/wiki/Hypothalamus" title="Hypothalamus">hypothalamus</a>. Damage to the <a href="/wiki/Temporal_lobe" title="Temporal lobe">temporal cortex</a> was also found and thought to be a result of an exploratory surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1960, when Patient N.A. was 22 years old, a <a href="/wiki/Foil_(fencing)" title="Foil (fencing)">fencing foil</a> went up his nose and injured his brain. This resulted in severe anterograde amnesia, especially for <a href="/wiki/Verbal_memory" title="Verbal memory">verbal memory</a>, as well as impaired eye movements. His other cognitive abilities remained inaffected.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the accident, N.A. attended examinations in <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</a> laboratories and received home visits. Later, his case was studied and described by Larry Squire. <a href="/wiki/CT_scan" title="CT scan">CT</a> scans and <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging" title="Magnetic resonance imaging">MRI</a> findings revealed a large <a href="/wiki/Diencephalon" title="Diencephalon">diencephalic</a> lesion, involving left <a href="/wiki/Thalamus" title="Thalamus">thalamus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hypothalamus" title="Hypothalamus">hypothalamus</a>, floor of the <a href="/wiki/Third_ventricle" title="Third ventricle">third ventricle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mammillary_body" title="Mammillary body">mammillary bodies</a>. Damage of the right temporal lobe was also found, possibly due to an operation N.A. underwent.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_accident">The accident</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patient_N.A.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The accident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1960, N.A.’s brain was damaged by a miniature fencing foil. At the time he was 22 years old. With the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) researchers found 26 years later the three areas that got damaged. N.A.´s injuries were studied by the neurologist Larry Squire and played an important role in the development of theories that explain the link between brain function and memory.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Symptoms">Symptoms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patient_N.A.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Symptoms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>N.A. exhibited symptoms of severe <a href="/wiki/Anterograde_amnesia" title="Anterograde amnesia">anterograde amnesia</a>, being unable to form any new verbal memories.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His nonverbal memory was less affected, as were most of his mental faculties including his perception, vigilance and memories, having no <a href="/wiki/Retrograde_amnesia" title="Retrograde amnesia">retrograde amnesia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Neuropathology">Neuropathology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patient_N.A.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Neuropathology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Patient N.A. underwent multiple neuroimaging studies using <a href="/wiki/CT_scan" title="CT scan">Computed Tomography</a> (CT) and <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging" title="Magnetic resonance imaging">Magnetic Resonance Imaging</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His first CT was conducted in 1977, followed by another examination in 1983. In both examinations, N.A.'s brain abnormalities included a hypodense region in the left <a href="/wiki/Thalamus" title="Thalamus">thalamus</a>. In the 1983 examinations, an enlarged right temporal horn of the lateral ventricle was found.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four magnetic resonance imaging studies were conducted on N.A., from 1986 to 1987. Diencephalic abnormalities were found including damage to the left thalamus extending anteroposteriorly into brain nuclei. Patient N.A.'s brain damage probably disrupted the <a href="/wiki/Mammillothalamic_tract" title="Mammillothalamic tract">mammillothalamic tract</a> and postcommissural fornix. The posterior <a href="/wiki/Hypothalamus" title="Hypothalamus">hypothalamus</a> was disrupted and the mammillaries were missing in both brain hemispheres.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His right anterior <a href="/wiki/Temporal_lobe" title="Temporal lobe">temporal lobe</a> was damaged.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Neurologists'_interpretations_of_NA's_symptoms"><span id="Neurologists.27_interpretations_of_NA.27s_symptoms"></span>Neurologists' interpretations of NA's symptoms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patient_N.A.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Neurologists' interpretations of NA's symptoms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to his injuries three major areas of the brain were damaged, leading to his severe amnesia. Other studies concerning amnesia suggested that when amnesia occurs, it is usually followed by a temporary retrograde amnesia,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> thus distinguishing between a brief retrograde amnesia and a substantial impairment of the patient's cognitive functions.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Based on this information, doctors inferred that amnesia is a result of the conjointly damaged <a href="/wiki/Diencephalon" title="Diencephalon">diencephalic structures</a>, such as the internal medullary lamina, the intralaminar nuclei, the mediodorsal nucleus, and the mammillothalamic tract.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At first, after undergoing a series of CT scans, it was assumed that the region of the mediodorsal nucleus was affected by a left thalamic lesion. After further investigations using magnetic resonance imaging it was shown that his lesion was more extended. According to the tests he underwent, he suffered from a memory impairment related mostly to verbal material rather than the nonverbal one;<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however it was difficult to understand what damaged area was responsible for this effect.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The damage in the mammillary nuclei itself was not related to the type of memory impairment that the patient N.A suffered from but rather influencing it through the combination with the damage that occurred in the thalamic structures.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Contribution_to_science">Contribution to science</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patient_N.A.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Contribution to science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The case of patient N.A provided valuable insights into the organization of memory systems in the brain and the role of the hippocampus in <a href="/wiki/Episodic_memory" title="Episodic memory">episodic memory</a> formation. It has contributed significantly to our understanding of the brain’s memory processes and the distinction between different memory systems.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additionally, the study of patient N.A. has contributed to research on amnesia, especially anterograde amnesia. It gave an insight on the underlying structures and processes of amnesia. The case of N.A. helped to determine the causes of anterograde amnesia and proved that amnesia can be caused by damaging multiple diencephalic structures.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Patient N.A. has been the subject of many studies and examinations since his accident.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Researcher Larry Ryan Squire did multiple studies with patient N.A.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cued_recall">Cued recall</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patient_N.A.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cued recall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cued recall tests done to test memory on patient N.A. and other patients suffering from <a href="/wiki/Korsakoff_syndrome" title="Korsakoff syndrome">Korsakoff syndrome</a> or amnesia caused by ECT treatment found that these patients generally do not have the advantage of using category cues.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several trials did show an increased advantage of patient N.A. using cues compared to Korsakoff patients. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two" title="The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two">The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Working_memory" title="Working memory">Working memory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Long-term_memory" title="Long-term memory">Long-term</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Active_recall" class="mw-redirect" title="Active recall">Active recall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autobiographical_memory" title="Autobiographical memory">Autobiographical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Explicit_memory" title="Explicit memory">Explicit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Explicit_memory" title="Explicit memory">Declarative</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Memory_error" title="Memory error">Memory errors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Confabulation" title="Confabulation">Confabulation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cryptomnesia" title="Cryptomnesia">Cryptomnesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindsight_bias" title="Hindsight bias">Hindsight bias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imagination_inflation" title="Imagination inflation">Imagination inflation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_memory_biases" class="mw-redirect" title="List of memory biases">Memory biases</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memory_conformity" title="Memory conformity">Memory conformity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misattribution_of_memory" title="Misattribution of memory">Misattribution of memory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misinformation_effect" title="Misinformation effect">Misinformation effect</a></li> <li><a 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Memory Championships">World Memory Championships</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shas_Pollak" title="Shas Pollak">Shas Pollak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Absent-mindedness" title="Absent-mindedness">Absent-mindedness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atkinson%E2%80%93Shiffrin_memory_model" title="Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model">Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Context-dependent_memory" title="Context-dependent memory">Context-dependent</a> and <a href="/wiki/State-dependent_memory" title="State-dependent memory">state-dependent</a> memory</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Childhood_memory" title="Childhood memory">Childhood memory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exosomatic_memory" title="Exosomatic memory">Exosomatic memory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_recall" title="Free recall">Free recall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intermediate-term_memory" title="Intermediate-term memory">Intermediate-term memory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Involuntary_memory" title="Involuntary memory">Involuntary memory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flashback_(psychology)" title="Flashback (psychology)">flashbacks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levels_of_Processing_model" title="Levels of Processing model">Levels of Processing model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metamemory" title="Metamemory">Metamemory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muscle_memory" title="Muscle memory">Muscle memory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priming_(psychology)" title="Priming (psychology)">Priming</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intertrial_priming" title="Intertrial priming">intertrial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prospective_memory" title="Prospective memory">Prospective</a> and <a href="/wiki/Retrospective_memory" title="Retrospective memory">retrospective</a> memory</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Seven_Sins_of_Memory" title="The Seven Sins of Memory">The Seven Sins of Memory</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Researchers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Atkinson" title="Richard C. 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