Is it just bad memory or is it something else I can’t control. I sometimes forget family members names, birthdays, stuff people asked me to do, or just forgetting what I just said. Can someone explain please?
In: Biology
Memory has three stages; learning (acquiring new information), encoding (storing it into memory), and retrieving (accessing your stored memory). When you forget, there is a failure in one or more of these stages.
There are many reasons and causes for a failure in one or more of these stages, but the good news is that you can actually improve your memory through training and practice. Playing word and memory games are the best way to accomplish this. Crosswords are consistently used in scientific memory studies, and are considered just about the best game a person can play to improve their memory. Jeopardy is pretty good, too.
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