What type of amnesia involves the inability to form new memories?

A. Retrograde amnesia
B. Anterograde amnesia
C. Dissociative amnesia
D. Infantile amnesia

Answer: Anterograde amnesia

Additional Information: Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories following a brain injury or traumatic event.

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