Boser, Ulrich

Forgot Where You Parked? Good

June 30, 2017

"Research explains why forgetting delivers this memory boost. Memories don't fly out of our brains like sparrows from a barn."

Research explains why forgetting delivers this memory boost. Memories don't fly out of our brains like sparrows from a barn. Instead, our brain will make memories more or less accessible. Some recollections, like the name of a close friend, are easily recalled. Other details, like the color of your childhood bedroom, have been tucked into deep storage and are much harder -- if not impossible -- to retrieve.

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Reading

Ulrich Boser, "Forgot Where You Parked? Good," The New York Times (June 30, 2017). <Link to NYTimes.com>

Titled "Why It's Good to Forget" in the print edition of the Times.

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