In the film "Finding Nemo, Dory has this condition, which is more commonly known as short-term memory loss. Dory forgets conversations within minutes of having them, she never quite forgets who she is, and can, therefore explain her bizarre behavior to those around her. She has difficulty remembering specific navigation instructions, much less knowing what she is doing. The repetition, for example, when the Moonfish, tell Dory to swim through the trench, not over it, but Marlin denies the Moonfish' s advice and convinces Dory to swim over it when they arrive there.
In the film "Finding Nemo, Dory has this condition, which is more commonly known as short-term memory loss. Dory forgets conversations within minutes of having them, she never quite forgets who she is, and can, therefore explain her bizarre behavior to those around her. She has difficulty remembering specific navigation instructions, much less knowing what she is doing. The repetition, for example, when the Moonfish, tell Dory to swim through the trench, not over it, but Marlin denies the Moonfish' s advice and convinces Dory to swim over it when they arrive there.