Joe is a long-term alcoholic who has great difficulty storing new information in memory. What brain structure has likely sustained damage?
A)Prefrontal cortex
B)Auditory cortex
C)Hippocampus
D)None of these

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The hippocampus is responsible for forming and storing new memories, and chronic alcohol abuse can damage this brain structure, leading to difficulty in storing new information.

Joe Is a Long-Term Alcoholic Who Has Great Difficulty Storing