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ebony dalrymple
on Dec 12, 2024
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Jonathan was in a motorcycle accident and sustained an injury to his hippocampus.He now has anterograde amnesia,which means that he has difficulty
A) remembering familiar people's names.
B) recovering semantic memories.
C) remembering events from his childhood.
D) forming new memories.
Anterograde Amnesia
An inability to form new memories following the onset of an amnesia-causing event, though long-term memories from before the event may remain intact.
Hippocampus
A region of the brain associated with the formation of new memories and spatial navigation.
- Familiarize oneself with the concept and implications of anterograde and retrograde amnesia on the processes of memory.
- Recognize the physical and cognitive processes involved in encoding, storage, and retrieval of memory.
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Learning Objectives
- Familiarize oneself with the concept and implications of anterograde and retrograde amnesia on the processes of memory.
- Recognize the physical and cognitive processes involved in encoding, storage, and retrieval of memory.