A person with amygdala damage who listened to an emotionally arousing story while watching an accompanying slide show remembered:
A) pictures from the emotional parts of the slide show particularly well.
B) pictures from the unemotional parts of the slide show particularly well.
C) pictures from the end of the slide show much better than those from the beginning or middle.
D) all of the pictures equally well.

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The amygdala is crucial for processing emotions and enhancing memory for emotional events. Damage to the amygdala impairs this enhancement, leading to equal memory for emotional and unemotional parts.

A Person with Amygdala Damage Who Listened to an Emotionally