Question

a shrunken hippocampus in older adults tends to ______.

• positively impact their ability to recall new images
• positively impact their ability to recall new words and images
• negatively impact their ability to recall new words and images
• negatively impact their ability to recall new words

Explanation:

The hippocampus is a brain region critical for forming and retrieving new declarative memories, including both verbal (words) and visual (images) information. Shrinkage of this structure in older adults impairs this memory function, leading to reduced ability to recall newly learned words and images.

Answer:

negatively impact their ability to recall new words and images