The problems with patient H.M. involve:
A) the inability to form long-term memories
B) the inability to form short-term memories
C) the lack of a recency effect
D) impaired iconic memory

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Patient H.M. had his medial temporal lobes removed in order to treat his epileptic seizures, which resulted in the inability to form new long-term memories. His short-term memory was intact, and he still had a recency effect (the ability to recall more recent items on a list better than earlier items). There is no evidence that his iconic memory was impaired.

The Problems with Patient H.M. Involve