The notion that episodic memories are distinct from semantic memories is supported by studies in which
A) damage to the amygdala impairs semantic but not episodic memory.
B) anoxia facilitates episodic memory but not semantic memory.
C) anoxia facilitates semantic memory but not episodic memory.
D) persons with semantic dementia show loss of the lateral temporal lobe but not the hippocampal formation.
E) hippocampal subjects had poor vocabulary skills but good recall of their daily conversations.

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Studies have shown that individuals with semantic dementia, which involves the loss of the lateral temporal lobe but not the hippocampal formation, primarily lose semantic memory (knowledge of facts and concepts) while episodic memory (personal experiences and events) can remain relatively intact. This distinction supports the idea that episodic and semantic memories are processed and stored differently in the brain.

The Notion That Episodic Memories Are Distinct from Semantic Memories