Declarative memory performance in infants of diabetic mothers.

Converging evidence from multiple lines of research has implicated medial temporal lobe (MTL) structures, including the hippocampus, in the conscious recollection of facts and events (i.e., declarative memory; Squire, 1992; see Chapter 1). Some of the most compelling support for this association comes from studies in adults showing that discrete lesions to the hippocampus and surrounding MTL regions result in profound deficits in memory performance (e.g., Mishkin & Appenzeller, 1987; Scoville & Milner, 1957). Fortunately, isolated lesions to these regions are not common in human infants. Nevertheless, the prolonged immaturity of these