Stephen's Surgery for Epilepsy Has Made It Very Difficult for Him

question 180

Multiple Choice

Stephen's surgery for epilepsy has made it very difficult for him to learn the names of new people he meets.It is most likely that Stephen's surgery affected his

• A) hippocampus in both of his temporal lobes.
• B) locus coeruleus.
• C) hypothalamus.
• D) nucleus accumbens.

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