Aliens abducted Wally and destroyed his capacity to form any new episodic memories.In other words,they damaged Wally's ____,causing ____ amnesia.
A) hippocampus; anterograde
B) hippocampus; retrograde
C) hypothalamus; retrograde
D) hypothalamus; anterograde

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The hippocampus is the brain region responsible for the formation of new episodic memories, and damage to it can result in anterograde amnesia, which causes an inability to form new memories. Retrograde amnesia, on the other hand, is the inability to recall events that occurred before the onset of amnesia. The hypothalamus is not involved in memory processing.

Aliens Abducted Wally and Destroyed His Capacity to Form Any