In the case of HM, the removal of part of the temporal lobe interfered with __________ memory but not with __________ memory.
A) semantic; episodic
B) implicit; explicit
C) explicit; implicit
D) procedural; declarative
E) short-term; long-term

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HM's surgery, which removed parts of his temporal lobe including the hippocampus, severely impaired his ability to form new explicit (declarative) memories, such as facts and events, but left his implicit (non-declarative) memory, like skills and tasks, largely intact.

In the Case of HM, the Removal of Part of the Temporal