What Does the Equipotentiality Hypothesis Suggest Would Happen If the Hippocampus

question 25

Multiple Choice

What does the equipotentiality hypothesis suggest would happen if the hippocampus was damaged?

• A) another part of the brain would compensate for the damage by taking over the memory function normally managed by the hippocampus
• B) areas near the hippocampus would decay, followed by a cascading failure of the brain leading to death
• C) people would become comatose
• D) people would lose their ability to feel fear