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

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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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All actions by the brain are achieved by neurons firing. This means through all its inputs it received sufficient impulses to give off an impulse itself.

When you draw a blank, at least one neuron on the path does not fire. Those neurons often change their wiring. So perhaps a signal got diluted.

By reading up the name, you retrain those neurons and if the wiring is stable enough, the next time you remember the name.

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