In a famous medical case, both sides of a person's hippocampus were removed in an attempt to cure severe epilepsy. An unfortunate side effect of the surgery was the patient's loss of
A) the ability to feel emotion.
B) short-term memory.
C) the ability to convert short-term memory into long-term memory.
D) immediate memory.
E) the ability to recognize faces.

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The removal of the hippocampus resulted in the patient's inability to form new long-term memories, a condition known as anterograde amnesia, while short-term memory and immediate memory remained intact.

In a Famous Medical Case, Both Sides of a Person's