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stephzh

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The up-the-nose case of N.A. had a major impact on theories of amnesia because
 
  A) he died soon after his accident, and this enabled his physician to perform a postmortem examination of his hippocampus.
  B) a CT scan revealed the full extent of his lesion in the hippocampus.
  C) the foil penetrated the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus.
  D) by chance, his hippocampal lesion was bilaterally symmetrical.
  E) none of the above

Question 2

With respect to the study of amnesia, R.B. is to the pyramidal cell layer of the hippocampus as
 
  A) N.A. is to the medial dorsal nucleus of the hippocampus.
  B) N.A. is to the medial diencephalon.
  C) R.M. is to the medial diencephalon.
  D) aspirations are to infarcts.
  E) H.M. is to the medial diencephalon.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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