We’ve all heard the phrase, but can it really happen? Can sex actually blow your mind? Indeed, it can. Sex can change your brain and make you lose your memory temporarily by triggering an episode of ...

We first heard about a rare medical condition called TGA (transient global amnesia) in 2001 from a reader of this newspaper column. Duane Graveline, M.D., M.P.H., wrote to us with a strange story: “I ...

Our memories form the foundation of our continuing sense of self. Our understanding of who we are is built up from a lifetime of experiences stored in our brain. Loss of that information about who you ...

Retrograde venous flows in the internal jugular veins during strain are associated with transient global amnesia (TGA), Sander et al report in the 9 December Lancet (Lancet 2000 356:1983-1984). The ...