Suppose you're watching your favorite soap opera. After one of the main characters is thrown from a galloping horse, she suffers from amnesia. What type of amnesia is she most likely experiencing
Amnesia is the inability of the person to remember or recall stored information in one's memory. A person can acquire amnesia through brain illnesses or through injury. From the given situation above, when one of the main characters is thrown from a galloping horse and suffers from the amnesia, the type of amnesia he/she is having is called an Organic Amnesia. This kind of amnesia is caused by brain damage due to injury.
