Anterograde amnesia is:
A)the inability to learn new information following a neurological trauma.
B)the inability to recall information learned prior to a neurological trauma.
C)the inability to learn new information and recall information prior to a neurological trauma.
D)none of these

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Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to learn new information following a neurological trauma, while retrograde amnesia refers to the inability to recall information learned prior to the trauma. Option C describes a combination of both types of amnesia, which is not specific to anterograde amnesia. Option B describes retrograde amnesia, which is the opposite of anterograde amnesia. Option D is not the correct answer as one of the options must be correct.

Anterograde Amnesia Is