Jonathan cannot explicitly retrieve memories following a traumatic brain injury. What area of the brain is likely damaged?

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The hippocampus is responsible for the formation and retrieval of new memories, particularly episodic memories. Damage to this area can result in anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to form new memories after the injury, and can also impair the retrieval of existing memories. This is likely the reason for Jonathan's inability to explicitly retrieve memories following his traumatic brain injury.

Jonathan Cannot Explicitly Retrieve Memories Following a Traumatic Brain Injury