Question

Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year. He is now unable to remember how to get to and return from his new doctor's office using a specific route. What brain structure was potentially damaged by Mateo's stroke?

a. his amygdalab. his hypothalamusc. his hippocampusd. his cerebellum

Answer 1

Answer:his hippocampus

Explanation:The hippocampus is a is crucial part of the brain that helps us form new memories and also learn new things and it also plays part in emotions. It pays a major role in organization ,formation and storage of these new memories and being able to relates these memories to certain emotions .

In order to recall the route to his doctor's office Mateo would have needed to form,organize and store this route as a new memory but his inability to do so indicates that his hippocampus has been damaged; which is responsible for this.

Answer 2

hippocampus

Step-by-step explanation:

Hippocampus is a complex brain structure found in the temporal lobe, it is crucial in memory formation, particularly new long-term ex[licit memory.

The hippocampus of the memory was affected by the stroke that is why Mateo cannot remember the specific route to his new doctors office.