key term - Anterograde amnesia

Definition

Anterograde amnesia is a condition where an individual cannot form new memories after the onset of amnesia, although long-term memories from before the event remain intact. It often results from damage to the hippocampus or surrounding areas in the brain.

Related terms

Hippocampus:

A major component of the brain involved in learning and memory formation.

Retrograde Amnesia: A loss of memory-access to events that occurred or information that was learned before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Memory consolidation: The process by which recent memories are crystallized into long-term memory