why is that we forget things straight after we have only jus made the thought? i have found it happens a lot to me! is there something wrong with me? lol
2007-01-06 22:21:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
No; it is simply that your thought has not transferred from short term memory to long term memory. This is probably because some distraction has occured before it has had time to transfer. This could be something as simple as another thought.
2007-01-06 22:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by D B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forgetting (retention loss) is a spontaneous or gradual process in which old memories are unable to be recalled from memory storage. It is subject to delicately balanced optimization that ensures that relevant memories are recalled. Forgetting can be prevented by repetition and/or evaluation of the information.
Memory storage, recall and forgetting is still a hotly debated field of inquiry. Little is known for sure about how humans encode, store and recall memories. It appears to involve changes on a biochemical level, which take time to occur. This contributes to the phenomenon of short-term memory and the learning curve.
2007-01-07 06:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by hamihum 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I know exactly what you mean. It happens alot to me when
I connect to the internet, I usually forget what I wanted to look up.
I end up just staring at the screen thinking what the hell was I
going to do. So I click on the yahoo icon and then answers untill
I remember. You're not in your 40's are you, that's when it starts.
2007-01-07 06:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People forget things but they don't know it because they forget what they forgot
I eh, oh what the heck was I going to say
Any way it never happens to me!
2007-01-07 07:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all, you have a severe case of *CRS, I know because I have it too. You should go immediately to the nearest emergency room for treatment.
"IF" you can remember where the hospital is.. I often drive around for hours... hee hee hee
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* Can't Remember Sh+t
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2007-01-07 06:26:20 · answer #5 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short term memory problems and that your mind is being over loaded with too many stimulates at the same time. It happens to me all the time with my keys and eyeglasses.
2007-01-07 06:24:35 · answer #6 · answered by LS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I myself have a selective memory ...I only remember what I want to and forget the rest...and I have found this very handy living with my partner as he as selective hearing!!!!!!! he only hears what he wants to hear and pretends to not hear "can you wash the pots for me" or "make me a cuppa" so when he says "whats for tea? I say "oh I forgot you what you wanted" ;) comes in really handy for sure !!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-07 06:39:50 · answer #7 · answered by Suki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
our brain is the hardest working part of our body,and when its working hard there is always these tendency to tire up thats whats causing our brains to forget thing,its about mental state
2007-01-07 09:16:47 · answer #8 · answered by Lionel M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well,
in truth, would you really want to remember everything? Your mind would be cluttered with billions of bits of useless information, which you could not ignore. It would probably drive you insane
2007-01-07 06:31:40 · answer #9 · answered by Bill N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THis one guy -- I can't recall his name at the moment -- did some research on your questions. His findings were something interesting, I just can't recall them. Does that help? What was the question?
2007-01-07 06:24:27 · answer #10 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋