Long-term retention of computer learning by patients with memory disorders

Previous research has demonstrated that patients with memory disorders resulting from closed-head injury can acquire the complex knowledge and skills necessary for the use of a microcomputer. The present paper extends the generality of those findings by showing that (1) amnesic patients with other etiologies could similarly learn how to operate a computer and (2) the knowledge and skills acquired were retained over intervals of up to 9 months.

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