Why does our memory sometimes fail us? Why is it so hard for us to remember things at times?

Question

Why do people have difficulty remembering things.

Answer 1

A new study shows people with superior memories use a learning strategy that activates more gray matter in the brain than typical memorization techniques.

The study authors say one of the biggest reasons little is known about what makes one person clearly better at remembering things than someone else is the myth that people with superior memories are somehow different than everyone else, so information about how they remember cannot be applied to everyone. But, as the researchers write, "It is equally possible that individuals with exceptional memory merely make more or better use of memory capabilities that we all possess, or perhaps they use clever mnemonic devices or learning strategies."

But when it came to memorizing a series of items, such as numbers, faces, or snowflake patterns, the researchers found that superior memory was not driven by exceptional intellect or differences in brain structure. Instead, those with superior memory used many more areas of the brain involved in memory and locations. When asked after the test, these superior memorizers said they used a mnemonic strategy to remember the series of items.

Answer 2

The last issue of National Geographic Magazine (Novem- ber 2007) was devoted to, "Memory, Why we remember, why we forget" Get a copy of it from your library and it will be an introduction to answers for your questions.

Hope you remember this, good mental health, peace and Love!.