Recent Animal Studies Have Shown That Removal of the Hippocampus

question 21

Multiple Choice

Recent animal studies have shown that removal of the hippocampus several days after a mildly painful experience will not erase the memory of the experience.This evidence suggests that ____.

• A) the hippocampus is necessary only for long-term memory
• B) the hippocampus is not necessary for forming new memories
• C) memories are transferred and stored somewhere other than the hippocampus
• D) memories of pain are stored in different areas of the brain than other memories

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