anterograde amnesia

British

/ ˈæntərəʊˌɡreɪd /

noun

amnesia caused by brain damage in which the memory loss relates to events occurring after the damage Compare retrograde amnesia

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Etymology

Origin of anterograde amnesia

from Latin anterior previous and _-grade

Example Sentences

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He was now suffering from anterograde amnesia, remembering all the events before the surgery but unable to form new memories.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

Far more unusual is Johnson’s inability to record memories, or anterograde amnesia.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 23, 2015

Damage to it can lead to anterograde amnesia, the inability to form new memories, as depicted in the 2004 Hollywood film 50 First Dates.

From Forbes • Oct. 7, 2014

In 1953, a bilateral lobectomy was performed that alleviated the epilepsy but resulted in the inability for HM to form new memories—a condition called anterograde amnesia.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

There are people with anterograde amnesia who have lost or have an impaired ability to form new memories who might conceivably be able to take these tests repeatedly.

From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2011

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