A police officer is shot in the head and suffers brain damage
Although he remembers his life before he was shot, he is unable to store new memories. Thus, he must relearn information each day from video, photographs, and notes constructed by his wife and friends. This police officer suffers from
a. anterograde amnesia.
b. retrograde amnesia.
c. redintegration.
d. long-term potentiation.
ANSWER: a
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