Medical MCQ - A viral infection causes damage to both hippocampi in a patient. This damage would cause the patient to exhibit functional deficits in

A viral infection causes damage to both hippocampi in a patient. This damage would cause the patient to exhibit functional deficits in

Recalling an old declarative memory

Recalling an old procedural memory

Forming a new sho-term memory

Forming a new long-term memory

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Forming a new long-term memory

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The hippocampus is crucial for the formation of long-term (declarative) memory. Without the hippocampus, sho-term memory is intact but the conversion to long-term does not take place.The retrieval of stored declarative memory does not require the hippocampus. The hippocampus is not needed for the retrieval of procedural memory.Ref: Guyton; 13th edition

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