The Autobiographical Memory Interview (AMI) provides a useful research tool for investigating retrograde amnesia. Patients who may be very similar on standard memory tests can differ markedly in their autobiographical memory performance. The test assesses a subject's recall of facts from his/her own past life and also assesses a subject's recall of specific incidents in his/her earlier life. Both types of memory are assessed across three broad time bands: childhood, early adult life, and recent facts/incidents.