A structure deep in the temporal lobe that plays a key role in memory and related functions is the ______.
A. thalamus
B. basil ganglia
C. hippocampus
D. cerebellum
Answer: C
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a. the patients who show evidence of an improvement in their memory. b. the group that received the actual drug. c. the group that received the placebo. d. the patients who were not included in the study.
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Timon lives in a rural area that does not have ready access to mental health specialists nor is he able to travel long distances. So, his home health service provides him and his family with an audio-video link through computer monitors and speakerphones to a therapist once a week. Timon and his family are receiving the help of a trained therapist through a technology known as
a. DBS. b. EMDR. c. IPT. d. Skype.