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 ...

Memory defines who we are — our experiences, relationships, and very sense of self. But what happens when those memories vanish? Amnesia, far more complex than Hollywood’s convenient plot device of ...