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7 unusual facts about Amnesia


1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash

The reason for these differences, i.e. whether Prchal lied deliberately in his article or suffered from a kind of partial amnesia as a result of his injury is not discussed.

Aglaophotis

Aglaophotis is also referenced in the video game Amnesia: The Dark Descent, where a potion recipe which demands Aglaophotis as an ingredient is mentioned.

Amnèsia

Several stories unfold simultaneously over three days on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza.

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Jim Rossignol of Rock, Paper, Shotgun noted in his review of A Machine for Pigs that it "is a marvellous, revolting, disturbing sequel to Dark Descent".

Autism and memory

Some of the earliest references to the topic of autism and memory date back to the 1960s and 70s when several studies appeared proposing that autism should be classified as an amnesic disorder.

Highway hypnosis

Amnesia can even develop for the dissociated consciousness that drove the automobile.

Inhaler

The 15 milliliter supply of methoxyflurane would typically last for two to three hours, during which time the user would often be partly amnesic to the sense of pain; the device could be refilled if necessary.


Anterograde amnesia

To a large degree, anterograde amnesia remains a mysterious ailment because the precise mechanism of storing memories is not yet well understood, although it is known that the regions involved are certain sites in the temporal cortex, especially in the hippocampus and nearby subcortical regions.

Bretazenil

David Nutt from the University of Bristol has suggested bretazenil as a possible base from which to make a better social drug, as it displays several of the positive effects of alcohol intoxication such as relaxation and sociability, but without the bad effects such as aggression, amnesia, nausea, loss of coordination, liver disease and brain damage.

Christopher Grimes Gallery

Amnesia, 1 July - 12 September 1998: A gallery curated exhibition that which included 16 artists (Waltercio Caldas, Ernesto Neto, Tunga, Oscar Muñoz, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Roberto Obregon) from 4 South American countries (Columbia, Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil).

Corporate amnesia

The phenomenon of corporate amnesia was first identified by the British knowledge management specialist Arnold Kransdorff in his 1998 book of the same name.

Doug Bruce

According to filmmaker Rupert Murray, his documentary Unknown White Male is a uniquely filmed exploration into the phenomenon of amnesia from the perspective of an alleged amnesiac, and it includes video film footage which Bruce filmed himself beginning within a week of the start of his alleged amnesia.

Einar H. Ingman, Jr.

His left eye was destroyed, his left ear was deaf, and he had suffered a brain injury which rendered him a complete amnesiac, unable to recall his own name.

Ghazi Abdel Baki

He began his music career in 1985, as a drummer, and played with many bands in Lebanon and in the USA, namely: Amnesia (Lebanon 1983 - 1987), Munir Khawli Group (Lebanon, 1988 and 1995), Nobody's Fault (New York, 1988–1991), Forcado (Lebanon, 1992), Bare Necessity (New-York, 1993–1995), Ziad Rahbani (Lebanon, 1995–1996), Virus (Lebanon, 1997–1999), Grand Prix with Ziad Rahbani (2007).

Jim Pooley

In the books The Brightonomicon and Retromancer- set in Pooley's teenage years- Jim collaborated with Hugo Rune, initially using the name Rizla due to his current state of amnesia and later using it simply because Rune refers to him as such, against the evil plans of Rune's foe Count Otto Black.

Korsakovia

It was developed by The Chinese Room, known for the free mod and 2012 commercial release Dear Esther, and the game Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.

Madelyne Pryor

Madelyne mysteriously reappeared many years later as an amnesiac to Nate Grey (X-Man) — the "genetic son" of Scott Summers and Jean Grey from the alternate reality known as the Age of Apocalypse — when he came to Earth-616.

Martian poetry

His 1981 novel Other People: A Mystery Story where the story unfolds from the point of view of a protagonist who is apparently suffering from an extreme form of amnesia which causes her to lose her memory of even basic aspects of human experience.

Matěj Kůs

When he awoke he was suffering from amnesia and reportedly spoke perfect English, a sudden and unexplained knowledge of English, a paranormal phenomenon known as xenoglossy.

Myron MacLain

While working for the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., MacLain was visited by an amnesiac mutant named Logan who had been granted an unbreakable metal skeleton and claws.

Philip Jenkins

Jenkins went on to state that Islam, Judaism and Christianity had undergone a process he refers to as "holy amnesia" in which violence in sacred texts become symbolic action against one's sins.

Reflecto

His initial appearance suggested that he was Ultra Boy with amnesia, but he was soon revealed to be Superboy, (whose body was being possessed by the consciousness of the apparently dead Ultra Boy), who was suffering from a form of amnesia brought on by his inadvertent disobedience to a post-hypnotic command implanted in his mind by Saturn Girl.

Richard Topping

In 2010, Topping was the voice actor of Daniel for Frictional Games's Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Richmond Hill, Georgia

Richmond Hill was the location of the discovery in 2004 of Benjaman Kyle, a man who suffers from retrograde amnesia as a result of a severe beating.

Skepta

Skepta has released five singles off his third studio album Doin' It Again (first with a major label), titled "Bad Boy", "Rescue Me", "Cross My Heart" featuring Preeya Kalidas, "So Alive" and "Amnesia", as well as a video for the Hello Good Morning (Grime Remix).

Sybille Binder

Other notable films in which Binder appeared were war drama Candlelight in Algeria (1944), hugely popular period melodrama Blanche Fury, espionage thriller Against the Wind and amnesia-themed romance Portrait from Life (all 1948).

Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon

In the season four premiere episode of Archer, the titular secret agent character is similarly suffering from amnesia, believing himself to be the title hamburger chef character of the animated series Bob's Burgers.

Tim Schafer

Another title from the "Amnesia Fortnight" prototype session was developed into Double Fine's first free-to-play iOS title with funding from Dracogen.

Transient epileptic amnesia

TEA is, at first, a challenge to distinguish its salient features during the event from Transient global amnesia and psychogenic amnesia, though other forms of transient amnesia can include reactions to various medications, closed head injury, and migraine.


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