Question

Jamie has had her hippocampus removed and cannot form new memories. Since the surgery, she spends time taking tennis lessons, although she can never remember the lessons afterwards them. After a month of lessons, her tennis ability will ____.

Answer 1

The question is incomplete as it does not have the options which are:

a. not change.

b. decrease.

c. increase.

d. decrease until she stops taking lessons, then it will increase.

Answer:

c. increase.

Explanation:

Hippocampus is the portion of the brain which is involved in the learning abilities and memory. If the hippocampus is injured then the person may feel difficulty in recalling the memory and the learning abilities like in the case discussed.

If Jamie continuously take the lesson afterwards the injury then there are the chances that the ability to play tennis will be increased shown by the research that the portion is plastic. The hippocampus can regenerate neuron and can be recovered.

Thus, Option-C is correct.