In Your Textbook, the Patient K

question 46

Multiple Choice

In your textbook, the patient K. C. is described as someone who sustained serious traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle accident. Among his deficits was the fact that:

• A)he could not play chess.
• B)his short-term memory was impaired.
• C)he could no longer remember his birthday.
• D)he could not recall any personally experienced events.

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Definitions:

Neural Agenesis

The absence or failure in the development of nerve cells (neurons).

Degeneration

The process by which tissues deteriorate over time, often due to disease, disorder, or aging.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the brain located beneath the Sylvian fissure on both cerebral hemispheres, responsible for processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Frontal Lobe

The frontal lobe is a region of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for decision making, problem-solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.