The medial temporal lobe is responsible for ________.

A) organizing information and strategic processes
B) directing one's attention
C) binding elements to form memory traces
D) managing automatic functions, such as reflexes like breathing

Medial temporal lobe

A region of the brain crucial for the formation of long-term memory and associated with the limbic system.

Memory traces

refer to the physical and potentially long-lasting changes in the neural structure of the brain that represent our experience.

Automatic functions

Processes or behaviors that operate without conscious effort, often as a result of learned patterns or biological predispositions.