Amnesia Flashcards
1
Q
What is amnesia?
A
Memory loss, often through accident, disease or injury.
2
Q
Anterograde Amnesia
A
A memory condition that means new long-term memories cannot be made.
3
Q
Retrograde Amnesia
A
A memory condition that affects recall of memories prior to an injury to the brain.
4
Q
What happened to Henry Molaison?
A
He had brain surgery and his hippocampus was damaged which caused him to have retrograde and anterograde amnesia.
