Forgetting Things Could Mean Your Brain is Working Perfectly
234Do you forget things sometimes? Or forget trivia? According to some research, it's positive for your overall cognitive health. Kim and Brett (PopTrigger) break it down.
"Not remembering trivial details may actually be a sign your brain is better at separating the wheat from the chaff.
This is an idea that’s been mooted before, but this latest research, conducted by the University of Toronto in Canada and published in the journal Neuron, backs up the claim.
They found that the growth of new neurons in the hippocampus, the part of our brain associated with memory, seemed to promote forgetting. The purpose was to make room for more important information, and do away with more useless things."*
*Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/brain/being-forgetful-may-mean-your-brain-is-actually-working-properly/
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