Jonah required surgery on both of his temporal lobes. Following the surgery, Jonah suffered from severe anterograde amnesia and had great difficulty in
A) learning the name of the new occupational therapist assigned to his case.
B) learning to use his new cell phone.
C) remembering the details of his high school graduation.
D) remembering how to find the square root of a number.

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Anterograde amnesia is a type of memory impairment that affects the ability to form new memories after the onset of a particular event, such as surgery. Therefore, learning the name of the new occupational therapist assigned to Jonah's case would fall under this category and would be difficult for him to accomplish. The other options are related to retrieving previously learned information and skills, which are not affected by anterograde amnesia.

Jonah Required Surgery on Both of His Temporal Lobes