Imagine, on an ordinary day, suddenly losing the ability to form new memories and struggling to navigate your surroundings, as if the world around you has become unfamiliar. You know who you are and feel fine physically, but recent events are a blur. Concerned loved ones fear a stroke - but the cause is something else: a type of sudden reversible memory loss, called Transient Global Amnesia (TGA).

Research suggests TGA stems from temporary dysfunction in the brain’s memory center. MRI scans can reveal small, short-lived changes in this area, crucial for episodic memory and navigation—core elements of the Nobel Prize-winning research by May-Britt and Edvard Moser.

On April 23, we invite you to an open event at Litteraturhuset in Trondheim to learn more about TGA and its connection to memory
function. The event will feature researchers, clinicians, and patients sharing their perspectives, along with discussions on ongoing Alzheimer’s research at NTNU:

Thanh Doan is a senior neurology resident at St. Olav’s University Hospital and the founder of the Clinical Brain Systems research group at the Institute for Neuromedicine and Movement Science NTNU. His PhD on medial temporal lobe circuits in rodents led to discoveries in human brain connectivity.

Tobias Navarro Schröder is Associate Professor and leads a research group at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at NTNU. He is dedicated to understanding how the human brain works, particularly memory, using various methods and collaborating with colleagues working on animal models.

Gøril Rolfseng Grøntvedt is Head of Neurology and Neurophysiology at St. Olavs Hospital and Associate Professor at the Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science and the Kavli Institute. She specializes in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimers Disease.
She is part of Trønderbrain and the K.G. Jebsen Center for Alzheimers Disease.

Aleksandra Kamila Gałwa-Støkkan is a medical doctor with a passion for understanding the human brain. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, focusing on Transient Global Amnesia. She earned her medical degree from Poznań University of Medical Sciences in Poland and completed the first part of her residency in Norway.

Livia Aale-Hægermark is a medical student at NTNU, currently enrolled in the
university’s research programme for medical students. She is researching Transient Global Amnesia, focusing on how it affects memory and cognitive functions.

The event will be held in English and will also be available for worldwide online participation.