During short-term memory tasks, the ________ is especially active.
A) frontal lobe
B) hippocampus
C) cerebellum
D) amygdala

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The frontal lobe is responsible for executive functioning, which includes working memory. During short-term memory tasks, the frontal lobe is especially active in order to maintain and manipulate information in active memory. The other brain regions listed may be involved in memory in different ways, but do not have as much of a specific role in short-term memory tasks.

During Short-Term Memory Tasks, the ________ Is Especially Active