Question

Angie has amnesia. while she remembers everything about her past, she cannot retain memories of any new experiences for more than 10 to 15 minutes. the new memories just seem to “disappear” and she has to learn it all over again. her symptoms are most similar to someone with ______.

Answer 1

If Angie has amnesia and she remembers everything about her past but cannot retain memories of any new experiences for more than 10 to 15 minutes; the new memories just seem to “disappear” and she has to learn it all over again — her symptoms are most similar to someone with “anterograde amnesia”. Wherein new information from short-term store cannot be transferred into the long-term store.