Question

When the tractor-trailer hit her car, Sami suffered a concussion. Her memory was impaired and she could not recall events from the accident. Which brain structure was injured?

Answer 1

The answer is Hippocampus. The hippocampus have its place to the limbic system and plays significant roles in the joining of information from short-term memory (STM) to long-term memory (LTM), and in spatial memory that assists navigation. It is involved with learning and memory, especially the formation of new memories.