Bilateral Lesions of the Medial Temporal Cortex That Do Not

question 88

Multiple Choice

Bilateral lesions of the medial temporal cortex that do not damage the hippocampus or amygdala produce

• A) slight object-recognition deficits in rats.
• B) no object-recognition deficits in monkeys.
• C) slight object-recognition deficits in monkeys.
• D) major object recognition deficits in both rats and monkeys.
• E) both A and C

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Gestalt Psychology

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Wilhelm Wundt

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