Why do people sometimes forget what they came into a room to get or do, but remember it a couple of hours later completely unprompted?

Question

Why do people sometimes forget what they came into a room to get or do, but remember it a couple of hours later completely unprompted?

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Answer 1

I’ve heard it referred to as *”doorway dementia”*. Sometimes I have to retrace my steps before what I left to investigate dawns on me again