• Question: why do we forget things, even though we dont want to?

    Asked by tompkinshwh to Helen, Jenni, Mark, Martin, Stu on 20 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by bealeewh.
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      Stuart Mourton answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      Memory is a really intersting thing, and one we still really don’t know too much about!! Memorys are created by pathways between brain cells called neurons, and a network of neural pathways will create a memory. Sometimes these pathways will degrade overtime, meaning we forget bits all all of a particular memory. The more we use these pathways, the stronger they become, that’s why something that you learn over and over again, you will remeber better than something you see or read only once.

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      Jenni Tilley answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      Hmm, I’d say this is to do with long term memory and short term memory and how we lay down new memories. But I’m no expert!

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