The processing of sho term memory to long term memory is done in:: (A) Prefrontal coex, (B) Hippocampus, (C) Neocoex, (D) Amygdala
Answer is B. Bilateral destruction of hippocampus leads to anterograde amnesia. The patients will be capable of new learning and retain old pre-lesion memories, but they cannot form new long-term memories. Conversion of sho-term memory into long-term memory will not take place.