An In Focus box in your textbook discussed a particular memory ability demonstrated by H.M. many years after his surgery. What was that ability?
A) H.M. was able to generate the last names and some identifying information about people who had become famous since his surgery.
B) H.M. was unable to remember either the first or last names of people who had become famous after his surgery, but he did report numerous déjà vu experiences.
C) H.M. developed an intense interest in music, eventually remembering how to play several songs on the accordion.
D) H.M. was able to generate the first names but not the last names of people who had become famous since his surgery.

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H.M. was able to generate the last names and some identifying information about people who had become famous since his surgery. This demonstrated his ability for semantic memory, which is memory for general knowledge and facts about the world. H.M.'s intact semantic memory contrasted with his severe anterograde amnesia, which prevented him from forming new episodic memories.

An in Focus Box in Your Textbook Discussed a Particular