When exploring the history of memory disorders research, it is essential to consider both neurological and psychological aspects of the topic of memory. Alan Parkin states that by the Middle Ages it had been discovered that memory capacities were derived from the brain. Parkin goes on to explain it was not until the late nineteenth century when neurological research extended its focus toward memory disorders. Namely, Carl Wernicke and Sergei Korsakoff pioneered the study of amnesic syndromes... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2023. 3p.