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The curious origin of the double-conk theory for curing amnesia

  • Written by Mary Spiers, Associate Professor of Psychology, Drexel University
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You’re probably familiar with the TV or movie plot device where a character is conked on the head, loses memory or identity and then gets conked again and memory is restored. Classic examples are in the 1951 Tom and Jerry Cartoon Nit-Witty Kitty and the movie “Clean Slate.”

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