Plaques and tangles in the cerebral cortex are characteristic of people with:
A) retrograde amnesia.
B) anterograde amnesia.
C) Korsakoff's syndrome.
D) Alzheimer's disease.

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Plaques and tangles in the cerebral cortex are a hallmark feature of Alzheimer's disease, which is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects cognitive function and memory. Retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia are both types of memory impairment but are not directly associated with plaques and tangles. Korsakoff's syndrome is also a type of memory impairment but is typically associated with thiamine deficiency rather than plaques and tangles.

Plaques and Tangles in the Cerebral Cortex Are Characteristic of People