Have you ever wondered.....?

Question

how come when we go to sleep and wake up in the morning how do we remember things? Just for example, when I go to sleep and wake up how do I remember my username and password? How do we remember these things after waking up? What stops us from forgetting everything after a night's sleep?

Anyway, feel free to contribute your thoughts

Answer 1

Our brains do not turn off when we sleep...they are just on stand by.

Answer 2

Perhaps because you memorised it before you went to bed. When we sleep our bodies still work etc, except that we get some rest so our memories shouldn't get lost. We do get reminded of things in our dreams which helps if you remember your dream. Everyone is capable of remembering things unless you are suffering from a condition. Sometimes you look at things and you don't remember it but you will see it in your dream a lot more.

Answer 3

You have a tiny computer chip implanted in your cerebellum which was placed there by invisible aliens right at the moment of birth. These aliens have been tracking you ever since, making sure you do not forget important things, like how to log on to Yahoo Answers.

Answer 4

Because we have memory in our brain. The mind is an amazing thing you shouldnt waste it.

Answer 5

the brain forges connection between neurons in the brain, and those connections stay connected after you wake up, if they are stored in long-term memory.

Answer 6

there is a part of the brain like a computer chip, or digital camera memory stick.

Answer 7

Our minds are amazing...what I fear is that 60 years from now we won't be able to remember much anymore. I treasure my memories.

Answer 8

The wiring of the brain?

Answer 9

Yep i woke up & remembered my ps2 parental code, now that really helped.

Answer 10

I don't know about you, but there is a tiny gnome who lives in my head, named Gnorman. He is a champion note taker.