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Title: The effects of head trauma on memory suggest that
Post by: jman1234 on Feb 24, 2021

Question 1

The damage that might be caused to the brain by riding a violently fast roller coaster is similar to that seen with
◦ a closed-head injury.
◦ a penetrating head injury.
◦ vascular dementia.
◦ a series of circumscribed cerebral infarcts.

Question 2

The effects of head trauma on memory suggest that
◦ short-term memory is not affected by physical trauma.
◦ the process of memory consolidation can be interrupted.
◦ semantic memory is usually affected when an injury is severe enough to produce a loss of consciousness.
◦ rarely are episodic memories affected by head trauma.

Title: The effects of head trauma on memory suggest that
Post by: Qarqy on Feb 24, 2021

Answer 1

a closed-head injury.

Answer 2

the process of memory consolidation can be interrupted.