There are two main types of amnesia, or memory loss: 1. Anterograde amnesia: Your brain becomes unable to form new memories or store new information after the amnesia-causing event. As a result, you ...

The typical case is characterized by a sudden, complete inability to retain new information, lasting for several hours, in a middle-age or older person, with preservation of alertness and all other ...

Amnesia. It's the favorite plot device of soap opera writers everywhere. Just when your favorite couple is finally about to get together, one of them has a car accident, and BAM! Amnesia. Now they can ...

Memory defines who we are — our experiences, relationships, and very sense of self. But what happens when those memories vanish? Amnesia, far more complex than Hollywood’s convenient plot device of ...