1. relating to or denoting memory of events that occur after a particular point in time, especially after a brain injury or the onset of a disease
Usage: medical/neuroscience term; commonly used in psychology and neurology
2. moving or directed forward in time or sequence
Usage: technical/formal usage

Examples

• The patient suffered from anterograde amnesia after the accident, unable to form new memories.
• Anterograde memory loss prevented him from remembering events that happened after his injury.
• Doctors assessed both retrograde and anterograde memory function in the neurological exam.
• The medication caused temporary anterograde amnesia, affecting the formation of new memories.
• Anterograde transport in neurons moves proteins and organelles from the cell body toward the axon terminal.