How is it that people who suffer from amnesia retain the ability to comprehend and speak the language they did prior to the event that caused the amnesia?

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How is it that people who suffer from amnesia retain the ability to comprehend and speak the language they did prior to the event that caused the amnesia?

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Amnesia normally refers to a condition in which a person is unable to form new short term memories. Long term memories and skills are more inherant and are stored and therefor function differently, leaving them usually unaffected.

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