The case of H.M., who suffered from amnesia as a result of surgery to correct severe epilepsy, showed that ____.
A) semantic memory and episodic memory are controlled by the hypothalamus
B) someone may suffer from retrograde amnesia, and not suffer from anterograde amnesia
C) retrograde amnesia can affect semantic memories but leave episodic memories intact
D) declarative memory and procedural memory are not stored in the same manner in long-term memory

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The case of H.M. demonstrated that declarative memory (memory of facts and events) and procedural memory (memory of how to do things) are processed and stored differently in the brain. H.M. lost his ability to form new declarative memories after his surgery, but his procedural memory remained intact.

The Case of H