Why do we forget events/things ?

Question

Scientists/ experts say that even the best of the human brain is utilised only to the extent of about 10 % of its capacity. That indicates there is quite a huge capacity left. If that is so, why is it that we are not even able to store what ever information is recorded. We forget the things which are either not imporatnt or are old, say by a few months or years. The information recorded requires some effort to recollect or sometimes we don't remember at all.

Answer 1

It isn't true that we only use 10% our brains. That is a very common myth that was started because of misinterpretation of scientific data. The fact is that only 10% of our brains is made of up actual neurons that transmit signals, while the rest are glial cells that provide structural support and nutrition to the neurons and clear waste products and excess neurotransmitters. However, these cells are all used most of the time.
To answer your actual question though, the brain is sort of designed to forget things for two reasons. There is so much going on around us that we experience, if we paid attention to and remembered everything we would be overloaded by all this information pretty quickly. Secondly, new connections need to be made all the time to incorporate new things that we learn, so in the midst of that some other connections are weakened or lost. Sometimes things we mean to remember are lost in this process. Of course, our brain doesn't always work how we would like it to, but like you said generally the things that are most important are the things that we remember, which is exactly how it should be. Why store unnecessary information?

Answer 2

We never forget any thing but we sometimes fail to recall it

Answer 3

DUE TO THE DISSOCIATION OF THYE NEURIOTRANSMITTER AT THE SYNAPSE LEVEL THE PERCEPTION OF THE SIGNALS LOSES THEREBY LOWERING THE MEMORY
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Answer 4

because ur brain is not a computer

Answer 5

buddy..this programing of god works...think if you caught your girl making out with your bro...well you should forget that shouldn't you....

Answer 6

because like you, like me, we're stupid