Memory Tests in Anterograde Amnesia

Anterograde amnesia is the loss of the ability to form new memories. It is different from retrograde amnesia, which affects old memories. Damage to brain structures that support new memory formation can cause this condition.

Many patients with damage to the medial temporal lobe have serious probl...

For many people, creating new memories and remembering old ones happen seamlessly. However, in the case of amnesia, these processes are disrupted.

When individuals cannot remember old memories, say the name of their childhood pet or where they grew up, they suffer from retrograde amnesia. Contrast this with anterograde amnesia?an inability...