We can conclude from the case study of patient H.M.and similar cases that
A) long-term memories are stored in the hippocampus.
B) medial temporal lobe structures are necessary for the retrieval of stored memories.
C) the hippocampus is essential to the formation of implicit memories.
D) the hippocampus probably participates in the transfer of explicit memories to long-term storage.

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The case study of patient H.M. and similar cases have shown that the hippocampus plays a key role in the transfer of explicit memories (memories that can be consciously recalled) to long-term storage. However, it is not necessary for the retrieval of already stored long-term memories. Implicit memories (unconscious memories) can still be formed without the hippocampus, but explicit memories cannot be effectively consolidated without it.

We Can Conclude from the Case Study of Patient H