Do you know the defintion of amnesia?

Answer 1

This How Stuff Works site seems pretty cool. They address the question,
"What exactly is amnesia?"

They include different types of amnesia, which I didn't know about:
"Types of Amnesia:
Anterograde amnesia - Inability to remember ongoing events after the incidence of trauma or the onset of the disease that caused the amnesia

Emotional/hysterical amnesia - Memory loss caused by psychological trauma; usually a temporary condition

Lacunar amnesia - Inability to remember a specific event

Korsakoff syndrome - Memory loss caused by chronic alcoholism

Posthypnotic amnesia - Memory loss sustained from a hypnotic state; can include inability to recall events that occurred during hypnosis or information stored in long-term memory

Retrograde amnesia - Inability to remember events that occurred before the incidence of trauma or the onset of the disease that caused the amnesia

Transient global amnesia - Spontaneous memory loss that can last from minutes to several hours; usually seen in middle-aged to elderly people."

Fun, eh?

Answer 2

is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may also be spontaneous, in the case of transient global amnesia. This global type of amnesia is more common in middle-aged to elderly people, particularly males, and usually lasts less than 24 hours.
Hope this help.

Answer 3

Main Entry: am·ne·sia
Pronunciation: am-'nE-zh&
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek amnEsia forgetfulness, alteration of amnEstia
1 : loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
2 : a gap in one's memory
3 : the selective overlooking or ignoring of events or acts that are not favorable or useful to one's purpose or position

Answer 4

Loss of memory

Answer 5

Memory loss due to physical or emotional trauma

Can be temporary or permanent

Answer 6

loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.

Answer 7

i uses to but i forgot it after i got hit in the head

Answer 8

I forgot

Answer 9

to have memory loss

Answer 10

i dont know i cant remember