Amnesia can be caused by damage to areas of the brain that are vital for memory processing. Unlike a temporary episode of memory loss (transient global amnesia), amnestic syndrome can be permanent.

大脑中负责处理记忆的区域受损可能会引起遗忘症，而且，不同于TGA(一过性完全性记忆缺失)，前者可以是永久性的。

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It appears the mind regards a doorway as something experts call an ‘event boundary’, signalling the end of one memory episode and the beginning of another.

我们大脑似乎会将门视为所谓的“事件边界”（专家术语），标志着一个记忆场景的结束和另一个新记忆场景的开始。

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In flies given a single episode of learning, memory formation lasts only a day.

在仅给了一段时间学习的果蝇中间，记忆形式只持续了一天。

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Citing science writer Jonah Lehrer, who cites Australian psychologist Neil Brewer, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, co-hosts of Radiolab, describe in a 2007 episode how memory is mercurial, difficult to pin down, and far less solid than we tend to think.

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The BBC's consumer rights show, Watchdog, will be focusing on the smartphone in next week's episode, and the fact that almost half of the phone's memory is already occupied by Samsung's own software and apps.

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