Forgetting is a necessary condition of human existence. It allows us to set aside the inconsequential, so we can recall what’s important. Good memory depends on forgetting the irrelevant. Forgetting ...

That frustrating moment when you walk into a room and completely forget why you went there isn’t just a quirky brain glitch—it’s your brain literally being inflamed and struggling to form and retrieve ...

We tend to celebrate memory, not forgetting; however, forgetting may be what keeps our minds flexible enough to adapt and learn. At Flinders University, a team of researchers has shown that the same ...

A Set of Blank Yellow Adhesive Notes Isolated on White Background Front View, Clipping Path. If the neurologist Dr. Daniel Lesley sees 10 patients a day, at least half ask him the same question: Are ...

On Memory and Recollection -- Memory and Imagination -- The Exercise of Memory: Uses and Abuses -- Personal Memory, Collective Memory -- History, Epistemology -- History: Remedy or Poison? -- The ...

Many people view forgetting as an inconvenience, and if it occurs extensively, they associate it with neurodegenerative diseases. However, some evidence suggests that nonpathological forgetting is an ...

You meet someone new, they introduce themselves, and thirty seconds later you’ve completely forgotten their name. You feel embarrassed, maybe a bit stupid. The truth is more interesting. Forgetting ...

Key points There are three distinct forms of forgetting. Our most intractable forgetting can be prevented with self-talk and by sharpening the focus of our attention. Retrieving a memory depends on ...