An Elderly Person Has Fallen

question 95

Multiple Choice

An elderly person has fallen.As a result, the individual has broken bones and a severe bump on the head.When examined, this individual seems to have anterograde amnesia (the ability to form new memories after a brain injury) .What part of the brain has likely been damaged?

• A)hippocampus
• B)thalamus
• C)frontal lobe
• D)prefrontal lobe

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GPAs

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Null Hypothesis

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F-ratio

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