Studies of the neurological patient H.M. and similar patients lead to the conclusion that

A) people have several separate kinds of memories.
B) once something is learned, it is never completely forgotten.
C) the visual cortex is essential for all memories, even those that do not involve vision.
D) electrical stimulation of the brain can cause people to confuse a memory of one event with the memory of another, later event.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Studies of H.M. and other patients with neurological damage suggest that people have multiple distinct kinds of memory, such as explicit and implicit memory, and that these memory systems can operate independently from one another.Answer: BResearch on H.M. and other patients suggests that information is stored in the brain permanently, even if recall is impaired or seem to be forgotten, and may be recovered through cues or triggers.Answer: CStudies on memory formation and recall in the brain have implicated several different brain regions, including the hippocampus and other structures in the medial temporal lobe, but not necessarily the visual cortex for all types of memories.Answer: DSome studies have demonstrated that electrical stimulation of certain brain areas can affect memory formation or recall, but the idea that this necessarily causes people to confuse memories of different events is more controversial and not fully established by research.

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