Farah suffers major brain trauma in a train crash. As a result, she can no longer form new memories. She can recall the memories of her life before the crash quite accurately, but she cannot remember any new people she meets or any experiences she has afterward. Farah's condition is known as

A. lacunar amnesia.
B. retrograde amnesia.
C. anterograde amnesia.
D. dissociative fugue.


Answer: C

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