Memory

Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to result in which cognitive deficit?

MCQ

MCQ Answer

A. producing language
B. understanding language
C. processing sensory information
D. encoding new memories Correct

Explanation

The hippocampus is a critical structure in the limbic system responsible for the consolidation of information from short-term to long-term memory. Damage to this area typically results in anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to form or encode new declarative memories.

Correct Answer

encoding new memories