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amnesia

Loss or impairment of memory. As a clinical condition it may be caused by disease or injury to the brain, by some drugs, or by shock; in some cases it may be a symptom of an emotional disorder.



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For instance, the amnesics had no idea they had read a list of five-letter words including "table," but when told to complete the word stem "tab-" with whatever came to mind, they responded with "table" as often as healthy study participants did.
Gone but not forgotten: scientists uncover pervasive, unconscious ... by Bower, Bruce / Science News
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