Jerzy suffered brain damage when he fell off his bed. Now, whenever someone tells him something, Jerzy remembers it only briefly. He still believes he is eight, the age he was when he fell off the bed, even though years have passed. Jerzy's condition, anterograde amnesia, demonstrates that sometimes information can fail to be transferred from __________ memory to __________ memory.

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Anterograde amnesia affects the ability to transfer new information from short-term memory to long-term memory, which is why Jerzy cannot form new long-term memories after his accident.

Jerzy Suffered Brain Damage When He Fell Off His Bed