Studies with the patient known for years as H. M. and with amnesia patients who have sustained similar brain damage seem to suggest that:
A)the hippocampus does NOT play a critical role in the formation of new procedural memories.
B)the hippocampus plays no role in the formation of new episodic memories.
C)long-term memories are stored in the hippocampus.
D)the explicit memory system is unaffected by damage to the hippocampus.

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The hippocampus is not critical for the formation of new procedural memories, which are skills or tasks learned through repetition. Studies on patients like H.M., who had significant hippocampal damage, showed that they could still learn new skills (procedural memories) even though they could not form new episodic (explicit) memories.

Studies with the Patient Known for Years as H