Amnesia refers to the partial or total loss of memory. In a more technical way, it can be said that it consists of a memory function disorder, during which the person is unable to maintain or remember previously stored information.
To understand what amnesia is, it is important to know exactly what memory is. Therefore, memory can be defined as the ability of our central nervous system (CNS) to learn, organize and fix events from our past.
Another important fact about memory is that, thanks to it, we are able to save data through complex mechanisms that are developed in three stages: encoding, storage and evocation.
Therefore, if a person suffers from amnesia, the patient loses the ability to develop memory and all the processes that this entails.
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