A 1957 study of patients who had undergone removal of the medial temporal lobe for the treatment of epilepsy suggested that
A)the removal of either the right or the left medial temporal lobe results in profound amnesia.
B)greater amnesia is associated with the removal of the left medial temporal lobe.
C)greater amnesia is associated with the removal of the right medial temporal lobe.
D)profound amnesia is associated only with bilateral medial temporal lobe removal.

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The study, most famously involving patient H.M., showed that profound amnesia occurred only after the removal of both sides of the medial temporal lobes, highlighting the critical role of these structures in memory formation.

A 1957 Study of Patients Who Had Undergone Removal of the Medial