Mr. Nydam suffers amnesia and is unable to remember playing golf several times each week on a particular course. Yet the more he plays the course, the more his game improves. His experience illustrates the need to distinguish between

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Mr. Nydam's experience illustrates the distinction between explicit memory (conscious, intentional recollection of previous experiences) and implicit memory (unconscious memory for skills and procedures acquired through repetition). Even though he cannot consciously remember playing golf on the course, his skills improve through repeated practice, showing that his implicit memory is still functioning even though his explicit memory is impaired.

Mr Nydam Suffers Amnesia and Is Unable to Remember Playing