Question

Although Miranda can learn and remember how to read, she is unable to learn and remember the names of other school children she encounters. Miranda is most likely to have suffered damage to her________.A. hypothalamus.B. reticular activating system.C. cerebellum.D. hippocampus.E. cerebral cortex.

Answer 1

Option D

Hippocampus

Step-by-step explanation:

Hippocampus:

• The word hippocampus has been derived from Greek words: 'hippo' which means horse and 'kampo' which means monster. It is termed so as its shape resembles that of a sea horse.

• The function of the hippocampus is mainly to deal with memory and human learning processes.
• It is that part of the human brain which converts the short term memories to long long term memories and then these memories are stored somewhere else in the human brain.

• Any damage to either part of the hippocampus either due to any disease or accident may lead to loss of memory and the person may lose the ability of making long term, memories.

• This is the reason that Miranda is not able to remember the name of the children in school she comes across.