Damage to the _____ results in amnesia.
A) amygdala
B) hippocampus
C) hypothalamus
D) thalamus

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The hippocampus is a region of the brain that is critically involved in the formation and retrieval of new memories. Damage to the hippocampus can result in anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to form new memories, as well as retrograde amnesia, which is the loss of memories that were formed before the damage occurred.

Damage to the _____ Results in Amnesia