Imagine That You Have Stumbled Across a Secret Laboratory Where

question 96

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you have stumbled across a secret laboratory where an evil scientist is conducting unauthorized brain research. By altering brain structures, he has created superheroes who have specialized powers or abilities. One of these superheroes has a fantastic memory and is able to remember new information almost instantly. In this case, the scientist MOST likely altered the

• A)amygdala.
• B)pons.
• C)hippocampus.
• D)reticular formation.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Theory

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