A Person with Anterograde Amnesia

question 88

Multiple Choice

A person with anterograde amnesia

• A) has difficulty forming memories of things that happened after the brain damage.
• B) has difficulty on implicit memory tasks, rather than explicit memory tasks.
• C) has relatively weak long-term memory, compared to working memory.
• D) is likely to retain expertise in one specific area of knowledge.

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Definitions:

Arachnoid Mater

A delicate membrane, one of the three meninges, located between the dura mater and pia mater, surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Pia Mater

The delicate innermost layer of the meninges that covers the brain and spinal cord, supporting blood vessels.

Dura Mater

The outermost, thick, and durable membrane of the three layers of the meninges that envelop the brain and spinal cord, providing protection.

Sciatic Nerve

A large nerve that runs from the lower back down the back of each leg, involved in controlling the muscles of the back of the knee and lower leg.