Biology

Question

new memones.

50. The prolonged stress of sustained physical abuse may inhibit memory formation

shrinking the

A) adrenal glands.

B) hippocampus.

C) pituitary gland.

D) sensory cortex.

E)

frontal lobe.

Answer

B) hippocampus.

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The hippocampus is a part of the brain that is responsible for memory formation, so prolonged stress of sustained physical abuse may inhibit memory formation by shrinking the hippocampus...