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Justin McCollough
on Dec 12, 2024
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Which of the following individuals is suffering from anterograde amnesia?
A) Eva;after waking up from a coma,Eva cannot recall why she is in the hospital nor her family members' names.
B) Adam;after recovering from a concussion,Adam cannot encode or store any new information with which he is presented.
C) Amy;while attending her psychology class,Amy cannot remember lecture materials well because the material from her previous sociology class keeps showing up in her mind.
D) Michael;while reviewing what he learned in class one day,Michael is unable to recall information he learned from chemistry class in the morning because he keeps thinking about material covered in math class in the afternoon.
Anterograde Amnesia
A loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.
Coma
A state of deep unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, resulting from illness or injury.
Concussion
A form of brain damage resulting from a head impact, fall, or other incident that causes the brain to move forcefully within the skull.
- Learn about the notion and outcome of anterograde and retrograde amnesia on memory functionality.
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JB
Learning Objectives
- Learn about the notion and outcome of anterograde and retrograde amnesia on memory functionality.