Henry Molaison (H. M.) was not able to form new episodic or semantic memories, which reflects the _____, but he could form new procedural memories, which reflects the _____.
A)implicit memory system; explicit memory system
B)encoding specificity system; semantic network system
C)explicit memory system; implicit memory system
D)semantic network system; encoding specificity system

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H.M.'s inability to form new episodic or semantic memories suggests a deficit in explicit memory, which is part of the explicit memory system. However, his ability to form new procedural memories suggests intact implicit memory, which is part of the implicit memory system. The other options either do not accurately reflect the different types of memory systems or do not match H.M.'s specific memory profile.