Chase was in a bad motorcycle accident. He suffered severe damage to his hippocampus. What is the likely effect on his memory?
A)Total loss of episodic and implicit memories
B)Partial loss of semantic and procedural memories
C)Loss of primarily explicit and implicit memories
D)Partial loss of explicit memories

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The hippocampus is responsible for forming new explicit memories, so damage to this area would likely result in a partial loss of explicit memories. However, implicit memories (such as procedural memories) are stored in other brain areas and may be less affected.

Chase Was in a Bad Motorcycle Accident