Question 34 · LEK · Memory
Which area of the brain is responsible for memory consolidation?
- A. prefrontal cortex.
- B. hippocampus.
- C. diencephalon.
- D. amygdala.
- E. basal ganglia.
Hint
Recall the medial temporal structure whose bilateral removal in patient H.M. abolished the formation of new long-term memories.
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