Compare and contrast the skills that Henry Molaison lost versus those he still had intact after surgery.
What will be an ideal response?
In 1953, surgeons removed portions of Henry Molaison's medial temporal lobes to treat his epilepsy. Afterward, he showed a severe case of anterograde amnesia-he was unable to learn new information, but could recall information he learned prior to the surgery. Subsequent research suggests that the anterograde amnesia reflects bilateral damage to the hippocampus. No impairments were noted in his perceptual memory, motor memory, or sensory-motor memory. These findings suggested that memory was not located in the hippocampus and, instead, many brain areas play a role in memory and its functions.
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Which of the following is not a component of Selye's general adaptation syndrome?
a. Resistance b. Alarm c. Flight d. Exhaustion
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Why do researchers think that basic emotions are inborn?
A. Researchers have identified a specific gene that is present at birth that dictates emotional expression. B. Infants demonstrate emotions in the same way as their parents but different from unrelated individuals. C. Basic emotions emerge in all infants at about the same ages and are seen and interpreted similarly in all cultures. D. Boys demonstrate emotions differently than girls.