The Case of HM Is a Documented Case of a Patient

question 197

Multiple Choice

The case of HM is a documented case of a patient who could not form new long-term memories due to the removal of his _____ and parts of his temporal lobe.

• A)hippocampus
• B)amygdala
• C)corpus callosum
• D)cerebellum

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