It appears that the medial temporal lobes and the diencephalon are important in consolidating explicit long-term memories but are not themselves the storage sites for this knowledge because
A)most skills and habits acquired before injury to these structures will remain intact.
B)only priming and conditioning show signs of impairment following damage to these structures.
C)only nonassociative learning and priming show signs of impairment following damage to these structures.
D)most episodic and semantic memories acquired before injury to these structures will remain intact.

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The statement that "it appears that the medial temporal lobes and the diencephalon are important in consolidating explicit long-term memories but are not themselves the storage sites for this knowledge" implies that memories are not stored in these structures but rather consolidated and stored elsewhere. Choice D is the best choice because it correctly identifies that most episodic and semantic memories acquired before injury to these structures will remain intact, which supports the idea that memories are stored elsewhere. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they either misinterpret or do not fully address the statement about the role of these structures in memory consolidation and storage.

It Appears That the Medial Temporal Lobes and the Diencephalon