Explain why the hippocampus has been called the "gateway to memory." What research supports this explanation?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points:
• The hippocampus enables us to take in and combine different components of experiences—sights, sounds, and feelings—and bind them together into one "memory."
• The individual components may ultimately be stored in various parts of the cerebral cortex involved in formation of new memories about facts and events.
• Research on brain-damaged patients with severe memory problems supports these conclusions.
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