The cognitive abilities most often affected by brain injuries are memory and learning. Remote memory loss refers to loss of information that was learned before the injury. Recent memory loss refers to deficits in the recent storage of information. Damage to the hippocampal and mesial temporal part of the brain affects declarative memory (ability to recall and declare information such as names or directions). Memory of procedures does not appear to be related to a specific part of the brain. Therefore, a client who has significant brain injury could be able to learn new procedures such as how to use a wheelchair or use the nondominant hand. Damage to the left temporal region of the brain affects verbal memory. Damage to the right temporal region affects visuospatial memory. Rehabilitation will focus on compensatory cognitive skills.