Bilateral ablation of which of the following structures results in the inability to form long-term memories?: (A) Amygdala, (B) Cingulate gyrus, (C) Hippocampus, (D) Hypothalamus
Answer is C. Bilateral ablation of the hippocampus results in the inability to form long-term memories (Amnesia syndrome) Hippocampus plays a major role in learning and memory consolidation through Papez circuit and conve sho term memory to long term memory.