Sometimes amnesia is chemically induced for research purposes; in these cases it is temporary.
Daniel Liden Anterograde amnesia is a condition in which an individual is unable to form new memories.
A great deal of new information must pass through the before it is committed to permanent memory; as such, damage to the hippocampus can prevent memory formation.
Amnesia from dementia is often incurable.
Your therapist can also teach you how to use memory aids and techniques for organizing information to make it easier to retrieve.
Once the drug is out of your system, your memory problems will probably subside.
Description: Scientists are studying ways to apply the property of neural plasticity to treatments for anterograde amnesia and other ailments caused by brain damage.