Amnesia is the loss of memories. These may be memories of events and experiences that happened in the past few seconds, in the past few days, or in the distant past. You may also be unable to recall ...

Dissociative amnesia causes memory loss, often due to severe stress or trauma. People may not remember important information about themselves or things that have happened to them. For example, the ...

Long dramatized in movies and novels, amnesia refers to a profound loss of memory that’s temporary, permanent, or progressive (gets worse over time). Depending on the type and cause of amnesia, the ...