The _________is the main switch station for memory; if the right and left areas are destroyed, the result is widespread amnesia.
A) hippocampus
B) Wernicke's area
C) thalamus
D) hypothalamus

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The hippocampus is responsible for the formation and retrieval of memories. If the right and left areas of the hippocampus are destroyed, it can result in widespread amnesia. The other choices, Wernicke's area, thalamus, and hypothalamus, are not directly involved in memory processing in the same way as the hippocampus.

The _________Is the Main Switch Station for Memory; If the Right