Presents the case of WJ, an 18-yr old female who, as a result of a head injury, temporarily
lost access to her episodic memory. WJ was asked both during her amnesia and following its …

… Self-knowledge of an amnesic patient: Toward a neuropsychology of personality and
social psychology . Journal of Experimental Psychology-General , 125 ( 3 ) : 250 – 260 . …

One of the most exciting trends in psychology has been the increasing use of data and
conceptual tools derived from the study of patients with neuropsychological syndromes to …

We investigated the extent to which personal semantic memory supports the self-concept in
individuals with medial temporal lobe amnesia and healthy adults. Participants completed …

The Self is a complex construct encompassing distinct components, including episodic and
semantic autobiographical memory, the Self-concept, and the subjective sense of Self, which …

While the self has been extensively explored in amnesic patients with severe episodic but
not semantic memory disturbance, little is known about the self in semantic dementia (SD), …

… Self-knowledge of an amnesic patient: Toward a neuropsychology of personality and
social psychology. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 125, 250-260. …

This paper explores the question of what the self is by reviewing research conducted with
both normal and neuropsychological participants. Findings converge on the idea that the self …

Encounters with new people result in the extraction and storage in memory of both their
external features, allowing us to recognize them later, and their internal traits, allowing us to …

In this paper I argue that much of the confusion and mystery surrounding the concept of Self
can be traced to a failure to appreciate the distinction between the self as a collection of …