Damage to the Hippocampus Is Most Likely to Lead to the Loss

question 135

Multiple Choice

Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to lead to the loss of:

• A) long-term memories that have been consolidated.
• B) recent short-term memories.
• C) recent long-term memories that have not yet been consolidated.
• D) procedural memories.

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Definitions:

Bodily Harm

Physical injury, damage, or harm inflicted on a person's body by an external force or substance.

Weight Gain

The increase in body weight over a period of time, which can result from various factors including an excess of caloric intake over expenditure.

Cognitive Changes

Alterations in mental processes such as memory, attention, and the ability to learn, often due to aging, neurological diseases, or psychological disorders.

Abstractly

Thinking in a way that is not concrete or related to specific instances, often involving conceptual or theoretical ideas.