Based on the study of Patient H.M., it has been concluded that the hippocampus is
A) where immediate memories are stored.
B) not required for retrieval of long-term memories.
C) where long-term memories are stored.
D) the location of short-term memory.
E) the area of the brain that causes severe retrograde amnesia when damaged.

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The study of Patient H.M. showed that after his hippocampi were removed, he could still retrieve long-term memories that were formed before the surgery, indicating that the hippocampus is not required for the retrieval of these memories.

Based on the Study of Patient H