The area of the brain involved in amnesia due to trauma or disease is the ________

A) hippocampus
B) cingulate gyrus
C) hypothalamus
D) fornix


A
Explanation: A) Correct! The hippocampus stores long-term memory.
B) The cingulate gyrus is not involved with amnesia.
C) The hypothalamus is not involved with amnesia.
D) The fornix is not involved with amnesia.

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