Question

Although Marcie remembers all aspects of her life before she experienced brain damage in a terrible fall, each morning she must reread details of her present life that are written in a diary because she is unable to adequately store new memories. The brain damage Marcie experienced was most likely to her__________

Answer 1

Question Options:

a.amygdala.

b.pons.

c.hypothalamus.

d.hippocampus

Answer: HIPPOCAMPUS.

Explanation: The Hippocampus in anatomy is the part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter.

It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in MEMORY and emotion. It is named "hippocampus" because of its resemblance to the seahorse.

It is a plastic and vulnerable structure that gets damaged by a variety of stimuli. A damage to the hippocampus causes loss of memory and a loss of the ability to make new, long-term memories.