In a medical study involving a physicist suffering from a herpesvirus, it was discovered that which structure was involved in the conversion of short-term memories to long-term memories?

A) hippocampus
B) diencephalon
C) amygdala
D) brain stem
E) cerebellum

Herpesvirus

A large family of viruses that cause various diseases in animals and humans, including cold sores, chickenpox, and genital herpes.

Hippocampus

The hippocampus is a major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates, playing critical roles in the consolidation of information from short-term to long-term memory as well as in spatial memory that enables navigation.

Conversion

The process of changing something from one form, function, or purpose to another.