Damage to the hippocampus impaired patient H.M.in what way?
A)He could not form procedural memories.
B)He could not form implicit memories.
C)He could not form new short-term memories.
D)He could not form new long-term memories.

Question

Damage to the hippocampus impaired patient H.M.in what way?​
A)He could not form procedural memories.
B)​He could not form implicit memories.
C)​He could not form new short-term memories.
D)​He could not form new long-term memories.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Damage to the hippocampus impaired patient H.M.'s ability to form new long-term memories. He could still form procedural memories (A) and some implicit memories (B), but he had difficulty forming new short-term memories (C) that could be consolidated into long-term memories.

Damage to the Hippocampus Impaired Patient H