what happens in the brain when you draw a blank on a name?

Question

I’m talking about those things that you normally know but may forget momentarily. It’s like your brain draws a blank or can’t access the info. What causes that when it happens?

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Answer 1

I don’t remember where I learned this trick and it sounds like bullshit but I swear it works. When you can’t remember something like this, imagine yourself in a small office in your brain. In that office is a guy who does whatever you ask of him. Imagine yourself telling him to go get that information you can’t remember and bring it to you. Then forget all about it and carry on with your day.

Sometime in the next 24 hours or so, that piece of info will just pop into your head unexpectedly.

Again, no idea why this works but it does.