In the case of memory loss due to a blunt force impact, can memory later be restored by means of another blunt force impact?
Seems fairly common on TV.
I did find some anecdotal evidence of this:
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2Harry Potter is on TV too. Could magic possibly be involved?– user3344Oct 11, 2012 at 13:10
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Lol Woodchips! Let's add the Flintstones to that list also!– Kristina LopezOct 11, 2012 at 17:54
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1tvtropes calls it Easy Amnesia and the wiki has a big page on the most common hollywood amnesia (treatment put repeated blunt force trauma as a non-option)– ratchet freakOct 11, 2012 at 22:11
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I am surprised to find this question has not been asked before.– ChadOct 12, 2012 at 20:33
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1Bart's advice to Homer before fighting a large man: "Make sure he hits you in the head an even number of times so you don't get amnesia!"– KipOct 17, 2012 at 18:09
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Cecil Adams, the syndicated columnist of "The Straight Dope", addressed this precise issue in this column (which sides with "Woodchip", more or less), that a closed-head injury is rarely so black and white that the person loses all past memory only, then miraculously regains past memory with another head blow.
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3This really needs something a bit more scientific and reputable than a random link on the internet.– nicoOct 11, 2012 at 20:33
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3Random meaning not a reputable source. And no, I would not consider "The straight dope" as a reputable source for medical issues. Please provide some link to peer-reviewed research.– nicoOct 12, 2012 at 6:12
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2absolutely not. Absence of evidence is considered absence of evidence and it would be a very good answer.– nicoOct 13, 2012 at 6:28
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