Open AccessAmnesic patients show superior generalization in category learning.
Author(s) -
Garret O’Connell,
Catherine E. Myers,
Ramona O. Hopkins,
Rossy McLaren,
Mark A. Gluck,
Andy J. Wills
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1931-1559
pISSN - 0894-4105
DOI - 10.1037/neu0000301
Subject(s) - generalization , amnesia , psychology , cognitive psychology , connectionism , cognition , neuroscience , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Generalization is the application of existing knowledge to novel situations. Questions remain about the precise role of the hippocampus in this facet of learning, but a connectionist model by Gluck and Myers (1993) predicts that generalization should be enhanced following hippocampal damage.
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