Brain surgery patient "H.M." suffered after surgery from ______.
A)an inability to form new memories of new events
B)a severe decrease in intelligence
C)an inability to remember events in his distant past,several years or more before the operation
D)an inability to remember faces

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H.M., also known as Henry Molaison, underwent brain surgery to alleviate severe epilepsy. The surgery involved the removal of his hippocampus, which resulted in his inability to form new memories of events, a condition known as anterograde amnesia.

Brain Surgery Patient "H