If you have watched 50 First Dates before, you might have wondered how horrible it is to live a life with a serious amnesia and forget about everything the next day. Unfortunately, this is more than just fictional.
In 1985, Clive Wearing was struck down with one of the most extreme cases of amnesia ever recorded. A virus damaged a part of his brain which is essential for memory. Consequently, Clive can only recall what has happened 7 seconds ago.
“It’s like being dead . . . one long night with no thoughts, no dreams. There’s no difference between day and night, I haven’t been conscious in 20 years.”
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