One day while gardening, Greg tripped over a coil of wound-up hose and fell face first on the pavement. He suffered damage to his hippocampal region, and while recovering in the hospital, he consistently greeted his friends and family as though he was seeing them again for the first time in ages, and he often forgot what he was doing during the day. However, he could still recall, without effort, adventures from his teenage years. Greg likely has:

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Anterograde amnesia is characterized by the inability to form new memories after the onset of the disorder. Greg's inability to remember what he did during the day indicates that he is unable to form new memories. His ability to recall memories from his teenage years suggests that he retains long-term memories, indicating that he does not have retrograde amnesia, which would affect his ability to recall memories from the past. Long-term and short-term potentiation refer to the strengthening of synaptic connections in the brain and are not related to amnesia.

One Day While Gardening, Greg Tripped Over a Coil of Wound-Up