ABSTRACT
This chapter shows a clear difference between performance on the first learning trial, where AB was impaired, and subsequent incremental learning where he showed a performance comparable to controls. It also shows a pronounced contrast between his ‘implicit’ knowledge of plays he had performed in the past, where his use of implicit information was equal to that of the controls, compared with his severely deficient explicit or autobiographical awareness of these performances. AB was an actor of considerable accomplishment. He was perhaps best known for his English stage performances, encompassing Shakespeare and the ‘classics’ as well as modern theatre. AB was a highly literate man of wide reading who, in his youth, had studied English literature under the tutelage of F. R. Leavis. He was also known for his strong political views; he was a pacifist, and he campaigned on many issues, including nuclear disarmament, international peace, and human rights.
