Surgery that results in the removal of the hippocampus has led researchers to conclude that:
A) the hippocampus enables an individual to form new memories about facts and events.
B) damage to the hippocampus leads to impaired visual recognition or even blindness.
C) damage to the hippocampus leads to difficulties in making appropriate social judgments.
D) the hippocampus enables an individual to do a series of tasks in the proper sequence.

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The hippocampus is known to play a critical role in the formation of new memories, both for facts and events. Studies of patients who have had their hippocampi removed (usually due to severe epilepsy) have shown that they are unable to form new long-term memories, although their short-term memory remains intact.

Surgery That Results in the Removal of the Hippocampus Has