Hollywood Amnesia
- Common portrayal: Complete loss of past memories but intact ability to form new memories.
- Examples: Spellbound, The Bourne Identity
- Accuracy: Completely inaccurate.
Amnesia in 50 First Dates
- Portrayal: Inability to form new long-term memories, but able to retain information for a short period (one day).
- Accuracy: Somewhat inaccurate. While it accurately portrays the inability to form new long-term memories, the ability to retain information for a full day is exaggerated.
Real-Life Amnesia: The Case of Clive Wearing
- Symptoms: Complete inability to form new memories, even for short periods.
- Impact: Profoundly devastating, leading to a sense of constant “dying” as each moment is lost.
- Reference: Forever Today by Deborah Wearing