Aretha had severe epilepsy, and surgeons removed portions of her hippocampus to control the severity of her seizures. it is quit

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Aretha had severe epilepsy, and surgeons removed portions of her hippocampus to control the severity of her seizures. it is quit

e likely that aretha will find that the surgery has also affected her ability to

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mixer [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-18T16:59:07+03:00

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It is quite likely that Aretha will find that the surgery has also affected her ability to<u> "form new memories".</u>

Explanation:

As Aretha had surgery and doctors removed a portion of hippocampus, it affected her ability to create new memories, because hippocampus which is located in the brain have a function related to memory. Hippocampus receives signals and send to the brain via entorhinal cortex, so when a portion of it is removed it will affect memory.