Damage to the Caudate Nucleus/putamen in Rats Would Be Expected

question 57

Multiple Choice

Damage to the caudate nucleus/putamen in rats would be expected to

• A) impair the acquisition of a stimulus-response relationship.
• B) promote the formation of new motor memories.
• C) impair episodic memory.
• D) impair instrumental conditioning.
• E) impair spatial memory.

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