After an Accident in Which She Suffers a Brain Injury

question 123

Multiple Choice

After an accident in which she suffers a brain injury, Ellen is unable to recall new emotional experiences, even though her emotional memories of events prior to the accident are intact. She has most likely suffered damage to her ________.

• A) hippocampus
• B) cerebellum
• C) thalamus
• D) amygdala

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