Blog 17 - Amnesia

Again, since Dollhouse deals with memory as well as the ability to erase memory, I figured I should do some research about amnesia, which is a form of memory loss. Though amnesia is not quite the same as "erasing memories," per say, it is the closest and most similar thing I could think of to associate with this phenomena aside from short term memory loss. I will discuss short term memory loss in a future blog.

Amnesia is a disease where one has major memory loss. Amnesia also makes it difficult to recall memories, which is the main problem for amnesiacs. This relates to the fact that in Dollhouse  the dolls are unable to recall past events that have been erased. Also, like the dolls, when amnesiacs have bad memory recall, they are still able to retain their muscle memory and functions, though their memories of past events that are non-muscle related are forgotten.

Retrograde amnesia is when one forgets all the memories prior to the event that caused memory loss. This usually is caused by some sort of head injury.Anterograde amnesia is more common. It hinders someone's ability to create and remember new memories. Another common name for this is Alzheimer's disease.Transiet global amnesia is temporary loss of all memory. This is rare, and does not usually last long, usually for a few days. This is also like Dollhouse, though the memory loss for the dolls is more permanent.

The rest of the article talks about different types of vitamins and other ways to retain good memory.

http://www.lef.org/protocols/neurological/amnesia_01.htm