James has suffered hippocampal damage from a near-fatal bus crash. he is not able to remember verbal information, but retains the ability to recall visual designs and locations. his damage is to the left

James has a damage to the left of his hippocampus. The hippocampus is a part of the brain that is found in the inner bottom middle section. It is mainly involved in memory and learning. The left hippocampus is mainly involved in verbal memory functions. The mechanism that preserves this memory is unknown.