Dissociative amnesia
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'''Psychogenic amnesia''', also known as '''functional''' or '''dissociative amnesia''', is a disorder characterized by abnormal memory functioning in the absence of structural brain damage or a known neurobiological cause; severe cases are very rare. | '''Psychogenic amnesia''', also known as '''functional''' or '''dissociative amnesia''', is a disorder characterized by abnormal memory functioning in the absence of structural brain damage or a known neurobiological cause; severe cases are very rare. | ||
+ | == In popular culture== | ||
+ | Psychogenic amnesia is a common fictional plot device in many films and books and other media. Examples include Shakespeare’s ''[[King Lear]]'', who experienced amnesia and madness following a betrayal by his daughters; the title character ''[[Nina (Dalayrac)|Nina]]'' in [[Nicolas Dalayrac]]'s 1786 opera; [[Jackie Chan]] in ''[[Who Am I? (1998 film)|Who Am I?]]''; the character [[Teri Bauer]] in ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''; [[Leroy Jethro Gibbs]] in ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''; the character [[Victoria Lord]] in ''[[One Life to Live]]''; the character Brian in ''[[Mysterious Skin]]''; and the character [[Jason Bourne]] in ''[[The Bourne Trilogy]]''. | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | *[[Depersonalization]] | ||
+ | *[[Dissociative disorders]] | ||
+ | *[[Fugue state]] | ||
+ | *[[Retrograde amnesia]] | ||
+ | *[[Transient global amnesia]] | ||
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Psychogenic amnesia, also known as functional or dissociative amnesia, is a disorder characterized by abnormal memory functioning in the absence of structural brain damage or a known neurobiological cause; severe cases are very rare.
In popular culture
Psychogenic amnesia is a common fictional plot device in many films and books and other media. Examples include Shakespeare’s King Lear, who experienced amnesia and madness following a betrayal by his daughters; the title character Nina in Nicolas Dalayrac's 1786 opera; Jackie Chan in Who Am I?; the character Teri Bauer in 24; Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS; the character Victoria Lord in One Life to Live; the character Brian in Mysterious Skin; and the character Jason Bourne in The Bourne Trilogy.
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