Patients with damage to the hippocampal formation often suffer from _____ amnesia.
A) anterograde
B) retrograde
C) both anterograde and retrograde
D) both anterograde and procedural

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Damage to the hippocampal formation can cause both anterograde and retrograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories after the damage, while retrograde amnesia is the inability to recall memories that were formed before the damage.

Patients with Damage to the Hippocampal Formation Often Suffer from _____