Memory: Popular Myths and Recent Discoveries

In the July 2023 edition of the University of Queensland’s “Contact” magazine, the following short but useful article appears regarding “memory health” and some of the myths concerning the same.  The article notes “… forgetting is an active process that is considered an actual form of memory, as the brain is capable to selectively forget non-essential information while retaining useful knowledge.  The ability to forget is in fact critical, and there are forms of autism that are associated with an altered ability to forget”.  Measures to sustain and improve memory are identified. This article is published with the consent of the University of Queensland, for which we are grateful, with the link to be found here:

https://stories.uq.edu.au/contact-magazine/2023/memory-hacks-popular-myths-recent-discoveries/index.html?utm_source=contact-friends&utm_medium=edm&utm_campaign=45130&utm_term=owned&utm_content=myths-memory