You are testing a patient in a lab. You notice that your patient has the most difficulty with procedural memory, in particular the learning of a conditioned response. Thus, you suspect damage to the
A)cerebellum
B)amygdala
C)hippocampus
D)hypothalamus
E)pons

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The cerebellum is crucial for procedural memory, especially in learning motor skills and conditioned responses. Damage to this area can impair the ability to learn new actions that involve timing or sequence, such as a conditioned response.

You Are Testing a Patient in a Lab