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While deployed to Agfanistan, a soldier steps on a landmine and loses the lower portion of his right leg and also sustains a substantial brain injury. In time, doctors observe that the soldier is not acquiring new long-term memories since the explosion occurred; however, his recollection of times previous to the explosion is impeccable. Sometimes the soldier can feel a tingling sensation in his missing limb.
-With regard to memory, which region of the brain has been affected by the explosion?
A)somatosensory cortex
B)hippocampus
C)pallium
D)Wernicke's area
E)parietal lobe

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The hippocampus is responsible for the formation of new long-term memories, and the soldier's inability to acquire new long-term memories suggests damage to this region of the brain.

Answer: A
 The soldier's ability to feel a tingling sensation in his missing lower leg suggests intact functioning of the somatosensory cortex, which processes sensations related to touch and other bodily sensations.

Therefore, the correct choices are A and B.

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