In the case of the amnesia patient H.M. presented in the text, it was found that
A)his declarative memory and procedural memory were severely impaired
B)his procedural memory functioned normally but his declarative memory was severely impaired
C)his episodic memory functioned normally but his semantic memory and procedural memory were severely impaired
D)his semantic memory functioned normally but his episodic memory and procedural memory were severely impaired

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H.M.'s case is famous for demonstrating that procedural memory (the memory of how to do things) can remain intact even when declarative memory (the memory of facts and events) is severely impaired. This was evident in H.M.'s ability to learn and retain new motor skills despite his inability to form new explicit memories.

In the Case of the Amnesia Patient H