H. M. had much of his hippocampus removed to alleviate seizures. An unfortunate side effect was impaired explicit memory, even though later testing revealed his implicit memory was spared. In order to establish a double dissociation, which of the following patients would need to be found?

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A double dissociation requires two patients with opposite patterns of deficits and preservation. Patient C has intact explicit memory and impaired implicit memory, which is the opposite of H.M.'s pattern of deficits.

H M Had Much of His Hippocampus Removed to Alleviate Seizures