Amnesia is specifically the loss of which kind of memory?

1. The everyday word covers a range of conditions, but the definition is narrower. 2. Amnesia is the loss of long-term memory. 3. It occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma. 4. A patient with amnesia may still register and hold information briefly. 5. That is why short-term and sensory memory can appear intact in amnesia. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 8 'Memory', sections 8.1-8.4_