While Gardening,Greg Tripped Over a Coil of Wound-Up Hose and Fell

question 121

Multiple Choice

While gardening,Greg tripped over a coil of wound-up hose and fell face first on the pavement.He suffered damage to the hippocampal region in his brain.While recovering in the hospital,he consistently greeted his friends and family as though he was seeing them again after a long time,even though he had visited with them the previous night.He often forgot what he did during the day.However,he could still recall adventures from his teenage years without effort.Greg MOST likely has:

• A)retrograde amnesia.
• B)anterograde amnesia.
• C)long-term potentiation.
• D)short-term potentiation.

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