40a. Based on the evidence from recordings of single neurons in the hippocampus

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40a. Based on the evidence from recordings of single neurons in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex in rodents by Nobel Laureates John O'Keefe, May-Brit Moser and Edvard Moser, one would predict that patients like H.M. (whose bilateral medial temporal lobes were removed) would have problems with: a. short term memory

b. face memory c. spatial memory d. object memory e. semantic memory

40b. Which of the following sentences would a person with Broca’s aphasia be most likely to NOT understand?

a. "The shirt that Ben bought yesterday is too small for him." b. "The horse ran past the house at very high speed" c. "The cat was scratched by the dog needed medical attention." d. people with Broca's aphasia would nto be likely to misunderstand any of these sentences because they have only speech production deficits

Explanation / Answer

40a. The correct answer is Option C. Based on recordings of single neurons in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex in rodents by Nobel Laureates John O'Keefe, May-Brit Moser and Edvard Moser, patients like HM would have problems with spatial memory.

40b. The correct answer is Option D. People with Broca’s aphasia have a problem with speech production and not speech comprehension.

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