Monkey and rat experiments on the effects of various medial-temporal-lobe lesions on the performance of nonrecurring-items delayed nonmatching-to-sample suggest that __________ damage contributes substantially to the amnesic effects of bilateral medial-temporal lobectomy.
A) medial temporal cortex
B) hippocampus
C) amygdala
D) both A and C
E) both B and C

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Damage to the medial temporal cortex contributes substantially to the amnesic effects observed in experiments involving nonrecurring-items delayed nonmatching-to-sample tasks, following bilateral medial-temporal lobectomy.

Monkey and Rat Experiments on the Effects of Various Medial-Temporal-Lobe