H.M., the individual who had his hippocampal region removed as a means of reducing his epileptic seizures, lost his ability to encode new memories; however he could still form new__________
A) declarative memories.
B) episodic memories.
C) nondeclarative memories.
D) eidetic memories.

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H.M. could still form new nondeclarative memories despite losing the ability to encode new declarative and episodic memories. Nondeclarative memories include skills, habits, and classical conditioning, which do not rely on conscious recall.

HM, the Individual Who Had His Hippocampal Region Removed as a Means