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A Patient Visits a Neurologist and Complains of Memory Problems

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A patient visits a neurologist and complains of memory problems like remembering telephone numbers. After a few tests, the neurologist determines that there is a large impairment in the digit span, but no impairment in remembering the past or in forming new memories. Which brain area is the most likely to be impaired?


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Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes elicited by the stimulus after repeated associations with an unconditioned stimulus.

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Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning or conditioning.

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