Multiple choice

A 60-year old woman with recent damage to the hippocampus from a stroke would likely to have all of the following deficits EXCEPT?

  1. difficulty in learning new facts

  2. difficulty in describing a recent event

  3. difficulty in recalling a childhood memory

  4. difficulty in remembering a face

  5. difficulty in learning a new vocabulary
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The hippocampus is involved in the formation of new memories, but not in the storage of old memories after they have been consolidated.

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