Question

18 a woman fell down her basement stairs and had a serious injury to her amygdala. what memory problems is she most likely to have now? multiple choice margaret will have difficulty adding numbers. margaret will have difficulty remembering her address and telephone number. margaret will have difficulty with emotional memories. margaret will have difficulty with short - term memories.

Explanation:

The amygdala is crucial for emotional - memory processing. Damage to it typically impairs the encoding, storage, and retrieval of emotional memories. Remembering an address or phone number is more related to declarative memory, adding numbers to mathematical ability, and short - term memory is a different cognitive function from what the amygdala mainly affects.

Answer:

C. Margaret will have difficulty with emotional memories.