You recently heard about a friend who had been injured in an accident that resulted in damage to her cerebellum. What possible learning problems would you expect to be the result of this injury?
a. She will suffer from anterograde amnesia
b. She will suffer from retrograde amnesia.
c. She will be unable to learn new motor skills, and may not even be able to perform previously learned new ones.
d. There should be no effect on learning, as the cerebellum is only important for performing motor tasks.
c
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