Lesions to the hippocampus lead to:
A) impaired performance on sensory preconditioning tasks but not on acquired equivalence tasks.
B) impaired performance on acquired equivalence tasks but not on sensory preconditioning tasks.
C) impaired performance on both acquired equivalence and sensory preconditioning tasks.
D) normal performance on both acquired equivalence and sensory preconditioning tasks.

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The hippocampus is crucial for various forms of learning and memory, including both sensory preconditioning and acquired equivalence tasks. Lesions to the hippocampus impair the ability to form and retrieve these types of associative memories, leading to impaired performance on both tasks.

Lesions to the Hippocampus Lead To