The dramatic case of patient H.M. clearly illustrates that ___________ is crucial for the formation of long-term memories.
A) the hippocampus
B) synaptic consolidation
C) vitamin B1
D) deep processing

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Patient H.M. had his hippocampus removed to treat severe epilepsy and as a result, he was unable to form new long-term memories. This led to the conclusion that the hippocampus is crucial for the formation of long-term memories. The other options, such as synaptic consolidation, vitamin B1, and deep processing, can be important for certain aspects of memory formation but are not as critical as the hippocampus.

The Dramatic Case of Patient H