You are reading a case study of a patient with damage to the amygdala caused by a virus.Given your knowledge of memory and the brain,you're not surprised to find out later in the case that the memories of the individual have:
A) lost their emotional impact to the individual
B) become more emotional
C) become more visually vivid
D) gained a fantasy quality to them

Question

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The amygdala is involved in emotional processing and damage to it can result in a reduced emotional response to memories. Therefore, it is expected that the memories of the individual with amygdala damage would lose their emotional impact.

You Are Reading a Case Study of a Patient with Damage