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>> why did you put the camera in the washer? >> i don't have memory of that. i don't know why i would do that. >> reporter: and defense lawyers are hoping this psychologist, a defense witness, will convince jurors arias isn't faking this. >> it appears as if she suffers from dissociative amnesia. >> reporter: the doctor says that is something that happens after severe trauma such as a killing. the acute stress that follows sends a surge of chemicals to the brain that block the brain from storing any memories. >> the more intense the crime or intense the distress, the more complete the amnesia ...

An ethical issue. that's what good prosecutors do with expert witnesses and even bad prosecutors do with expert witnesses. most of this stuff that was brought up today i don't think was of any great moment and i don't think this is any kind of a news flash, this idea that somebody could have post-traumatic disorders or be disassociative and might have stabbed somebody 29 times. i have been on the receiving end of this so many times when prosecutors will put up experts who will explain so-called complaining witnesses' lack of memory in terms of this kind of testimony, this very kind of testimon...

Disassociative amnesia? is that something you can fake? >> ptsd certainly has built into the criteria the idea of memory loss. this whole idea is that something was so traumatic that the brain kind of kicks in, takes over and blocks it out. the two areas he was referring to were the hippocampus which is responsible for memory and the prefrontal cortex. that being said, i think this is going to be a very difficult case to prove for two reasons. one is because she knew enough earlier on to admit that she killed him in addition to telling different stories. somebody who has ptsd who doesn't remem...

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Let us know what you think. follow me on twitter,@andersoncooper. a battle in the republican party. the gop give themselves a report card for some failing marks but not everyone's on board for a makeover. sarah palin fired up the crowd at the big cpac meeting this weekend by taking on the establishment. raw politics on that ahead. is it really possible that accused murderer jodi arias has no memory of stabbing her ex-boyfriend more than a dozen times. that's her story. does it stack up? we'll talk to the experts ahead in the latest of the courtroom. it's monday. a brand new start. your cha...