Which kind of memory deficit is most likely to be observed in patients with Korsakoff's syndrome?

A) inability to repeat a word just after hearing it.
B) inability to recall when and where events took place since the onset of the syndrome
C) inability to remember their own name and other basic information about themselves
D) inability to remember and use any of their procedural memories

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Sergio Xavier · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Korsakoff's syndrome is typically associated with anterograde amnesia, meaning difficulty in forming new memories after the onset of the syndrome. This can result in difficulty recalling when and where events took place since the onset of the syndrome. Other symptoms may include confabulation (making up events to fill in memory gaps) and retrograde amnesia (difficulty remembering events from before the onset of the syndrome), but these are not as commonly associated with Korsakoff's.

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