Chaka suffered brain damage to her hippocampus after a bike accident. Now she can no longer remember things that happened after her injury. Chaka MOST likely has:

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Chaka's inability to form new memories after her injury suggests anterograde amnesia, which is caused by damage to the hippocampus and/or medial temporal lobe. Retrograde amnesia refers to the inability to recall events that occurred before the injury, which is not the case for Chaka. Medial temporal lobe epilepsy refers to seizures originating from the medial temporal lobe, and is not indicated by the given information. Proactive interference is a memory phenomenon in which prior learning interferes with the ability to learn new information, and is not relevant to Chaka's situation.

Chaka Suffered Brain Damage to Her Hippocampus After a Bike