That Clive Guy, Part 1.

I was so fascinated by this guy's story. I can't even imagine not being able to remember something I had just experienced less than a minute before. That's crazy. And I absolutely LOVED how he remembered his feelings for his wife so strongly. He can barely remember who he is, and he can't remember his passion for music unless he's at a piano, but he instantly recognizes his wife.
But anyway, onto the assignment.

Main Ideas:

This video was a demonstration of how fundamental memory is to our daily lives. Clive had a full working memory all of his life, until he experienced an everyday headache. And everything went downhill from there. He weaves in and out of his life, and only remembers moments. No past, just moments. He's constantly checking his watch and recording what is happening, because he knows he'll forget. His condition also causes him to repeat everything he says, and become extremely emotional when he can't remember what he was doing or talking about, or where he is.

Vocab:

Temporal lobe: The lobe of each cerebral hemisphere lying to the side and rear of the frontal lobe. The temporal lobe controls hearing and some aspects of language perception, emotion, and memory.

Hippocampus: a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories

Memory: the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.