Question

Following a car accident, Jane and Joan both suffer head injuries with resulting amnesia. Joan cannot remember events that occurred before the accident, while Jane cannot remember events that occurred after the accident. Joan suffers from __________ amnesia and Jane from __________ amnesia.
retrograde; anterograde T/F

Answer 1

Answer:

True.

Explanation:     Amnesia is general loss of memories

When an individual (e.g Joan)failed to remember past events,  pre-stored in the brain  just before   a particular period  or date of an occurrence or incidents  that lead to the amnesia;but  with abilities to make  new memories of recent events Retrograde amnesia sets in.  Thus the individual's memory of  the events that happened before the amnesia faded out and the subject failed to recollects.

Structurally; the hippocampus is for storage of short memories. Therefore retrograde amnesia should  arise as a result of injuries (stroke, hypoxia,  heavy s blow to the head, tumours) to the other regions of the brain connected with long term memories.E.g ( Broca's and Wernickle regions(language processing and speeach ) Damages   to this region affect recollection of memories associated with language.

However  when an individual( e,g Jane)  fails to create new memories after the event that produce amnesia but with ability to recollect past events that occurred  before  amnesia; anterogade amnesia sets in. Thus such individuals failed to recollect most recent events, and therefore failed to make recent memories. It is due to disruptions in the  cortical  connections(formed by  hypothalamus and thalamus) between the short-term memory storage hippo-campus and the long-term memory storage regions  the cortex,  so that short memory stored in the hippocampus are lost in transmission because  they are not delivered for storage at the cortex.

it is caused by trauma to the hippocampus, cortical structures, or by  effects of diseases and drugs to theses areas of the brain.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: Jane surfers from retrograde amnesia,while Joan suffers anterograde amnesia.

Explanation: retrograde amnesia is were one can remember older memories but can not remember newer ones.while Anterograde is unable to form new memories,but can remember passed events.