The amnesic patient, H.M., lost the ability to store new memories, but could still remember events and people prior to his surgery. What kind of memory did he lose? Choose all that apply.
A) Explicit memory
B) Implicit memory
C) Long-term memory
D) Short-term memory

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H.M. was still able to learn ‘motor tasks’, like drawing in a mirror, and his ‘working memory’ was intact as he could hold conversations with people, but he could not form long-term memories.

The Amnesic Patient, H