The memory deficit noted in Alzheimer's disease involves __________.
A. loss of spiny neurons in the putamen
B. a form of retrograde amnesia
C. anterograde amnesia similar to that seen in Korsakoff's syndrome
D. loss of dopaminergic cells with the striatum
Answer: C
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