An individual has difficulty remembering certain things after brain damage, but all memories stored before the damage are intact. The brain area most likely damaged is the ____.

A. fornix
B. hypothalamus
C. hippocampus
D. nucleus basalis


Answer: C

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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