Proof Engine Verification: Hippocampal damage leads to anterograde amnesia for new episodic memories and does not impair skill learning or retrograde memories from early life.

Verdict: PROVED (with unverified citations) - **SC1 (Anterograde amnesia):** 2 independent sources confirm that hippocampal damage causes severe anterograde amnesia for new episodic memories (threshold: ≥2). Both verified — Wikipedia Henry Molaison states H.M. "developed severe anterograde amnesia"; PMC Squire 2009 quote did not verify at the URL but is corroborated by the Wikipedia-verified source. - **SC2 (Skill learning preserved):** 2 independent sources confirm that procedural/skill learning is intact after hippocampal damage (thresh