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Have you ever forgotten an appointment you didn't feel like going to? Or maybe you forgot a pending task that caused you tension? Or an unpleasant fact? It is not unusual. Although we tend to think …
[Read more...] about Motivated Forgetting, erasing from memory what hurts or bothers us
When we look at the past with the eyes of the present, the current knowledge often distorts our memory. We think we knew what was going to happen, when in reality we did not. That tendency to think …
[Read more...] about Hindsight bias, the tendency to think we knew what was going to happen
We are taking steps back. Social distancing has been one of the most important measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic that has been raging for months. But it seems that some people do not …
[Read more...] about Who do not comply with social distancing have a worse working memory
Who would not want to erase the bad memories or fears that torment their existence? In one of the first articles: Depression: The Unconscious Root of Suffering, I already made a small mention of …
It's happened to everyone sometime: suddenly our brain goes haywire, goes out, as if it’s produced a small short circuit that disconnects all neuronal connections. If it happens to you fairly often, …
[Read more...] about Sudden memory lapses mean that you have a good working memory
Usually we think that our memory is like a storehouse where our memories are safe. In fact, in a sense it is like that. Memory is like a warehouse in which our memories are cataloged and labeled. But …
[Read more...] about Half of the people remember events that never took place
What is your earliest childhood memory? Have you ever wondered why this one and not another one? Research indicates that the first memories of most people go back to the three and a half years old, …
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