Jerome's prefrontal cortex was damaged as a result of long-term abuse of inhalants. He retained his semantic and procedural knowledge of how to drive a standard shift automobile. Jerome would most likely have problems recalling which of the following?
A) How to parallel park
B) How to find his way about in his home town
C) How to check the oil level or what an oil filter is used for
D) Who taught him to drive a standard shift or how old he was when he learned

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The prefrontal cortex is involved in the processing of episodic memory, which is related to personal experiences and specific events in time, such as who taught him to drive or at what age he learned. Semantic (facts and general knowledge) and procedural (how to perform tasks) memories are not primarily processed in the prefrontal cortex, so Jerome would likely retain these but struggle with recalling personal, episodic details.

Jerome's Prefrontal Cortex Was Damaged as a Result of Long-Term