The case of HM is a documented case of a patient whose speech skills and intelligence were unaffected by the removal of his hippocampus and parts of his temporal lobe but who could not form new long-term memories. Which memory disorder was MOST pronounced in HM?
A) transient amnesia
B) retrograde amnesia
C) prograde amnesia
D) anterograde amnesia
D) anterograde amnesia
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