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Hippocampus
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The ability to form new memories is primarily linked to damage in the hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for memory consolidation. Conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, head injuries, or stroke can affect the function of the hippocampus, resulting in difficulties in forming new memories.
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If a person is not able to form new memories this person may be damaged?
hippocampus
If a person is not able to form new memories this persons may be damaged?
hippocampus
John had a head injury from an explosion and now he cannot form new memories what was damaged?
His cringe reactors had died
What part of the brain is damaged when you cannot develop new memories?
Hippocampus
If the were damaged you would have difficulty forming new memories.?
Hippocampus
What happens if hippocampus is damaged?
Damage to the hippocampus can lead to seizures and memory loss known as anterograde amnesia. This means that the person would not have the ability to form new memories, but would still have memories from before the accident.
What is it called when you cannot form new memories?
That is a form of amnesia.
How does the Limbic brain relate to memory retention?
The limbic system of the brain includes the hippocampus and the amygdala. The hippocampus helps form new memories. When it is damaged, this is shown by the presence of dementia or Alzheimer's Disease.
Damage to the hippocampus can result in anterograde amnesia which is?
Inability to form new memories.
The inability to form and store new long term memories is called?
Anterograde Amnesia
The inability to form and store new long-term memories is called?
anterograde amnesia.
Mable has Alzheimers disease and her memories for people and events are lost but she is able to display an ability to form new memories by being repeatedly shown words?
explicit, implicit
