The era of our lives: The memory of Korsakoff patients for the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in the Netherlands

•Memories from Korsakoff patients about a macro-event can be recalled and relived.•Emotional intensity levels of amnestic patients is equivalent to controls for memories related to covid-19.•Emotion enhances the memory of amnestic patients.•Episodic memory is better preserved in Korsakoff patients for a macro-event.