Damage to the hippocampus is likely to produce _____.
A)retrograde amnesia
B)consolidation
C)anterograde amnesia
D)seizures

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The hippocampus is responsible for the formation, organization, and consolidation of new memories, therefore damage to it is likely to produce anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to form new memories. Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memories already formed, while seizures are caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain, and consolidation is the process of strengthening newly formed memories.

Damage to the Hippocampus Is Likely to Produce _____