Years Old and Had a Stroke Last Year

question 56

Multiple Choice

Years old and had a stroke last year.He is now unable to remember how to get to and return from his new doctor's office using a specific route.The brain structure that was potentially damaged by the stroke was the ________..

• A)amygdala
• B)hypothalamus
• C)hippocampus
• D)cerebellum

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Definitions:

False Memories

Recollections of events that never actually happened or memories that are distorted, often the result of suggestion or psychological processes.

Dissociation

A mental process of disconnecting from one’s thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity often in response to traumatic events.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a fundamental mechanism underlying sensory perception and cognition.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception, often in visual or auditory forms.