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Learning After Brain Injury by the Method of Vanishing Cues: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Nicholas R. C. Leng ,
Alexandre G. Copello  and
Antoine Sayegh
Nicholas R. C. Leng
Affiliation:
Royal Hospital and Home, London
Alexandre G. Copello
Affiliation:
Royal Hospital and Home, London
Antoine Sayegh
Affiliation:
Royal Hospital and Home, London
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Memory disorders feature amongst the most common complaints following brain injury. Theories of recovery and data derived from cognitive rehabilitation studies indicate that restoration of function is not a realistic goal, but recent work suggests that memory disordered patients often retain residual learning capabilities that can be utilized in teaching them certain kinds of information of practical use. This paper describes encouraging results obtained in teaching a patient computer related information by the method of vanishing cues. The patient learned more rapidly with this method than with anticipation learning, he showed evidence of good retention and, in contrast to earlier studies, he showed some evidence of generalization. However, the method may not be effective for all patients.

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Clinical Section
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 1991 , pp. 173 - 181
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1991

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