Definition of anterograde amnesia in English English dictionary
The inability to remember new information from the period beginning the amnesic episode
the difficulty in purposefully forming new memories after an injury to memory function without any effect on the ability to retrieve memories stored prior to the injury; one meaning of antero- is "before"; people with anterograde amnesia forget new information before they even have a chance to store it
A memory disorder characterized by an inability to store and/or retrieve new information in long-term memory (p 258)
Inability to consolidate information about ongoing events Difficulty with new learning [Click Here to Return to List]
loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
Inability to consolidate information about ongoing events Difficulty with new learning