Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was ? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.
Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what's known as an Event Boundary in the mind, separating one set of
thoughts and memories from the next. Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale.
Thank goodness for studies like this. It's not our age, it's that darn door!
Did I send this to you already from the other room?
Olley46 said
10:44 AM Feb 19, 2015
Good one Delta18 I like.
Lance C
sandsmere said
01:13 PM Feb 19, 2015
Well, that explains a few things !!!!!
jules47 said
02:24 PM Feb 19, 2015
Well there ya go - and we all thought it was just old age forgetfulness!!!!!!!
-- Edited by jules47 on Thursday 19th of February 2015 02:30:26 PM
Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was ? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.
Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what's known as an Event Boundary in the mind, separating one set of
thoughts and memories from the next. Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale.
Thank goodness for studies like this. It's not our age, it's that darn door!
Did I send this to you already from the other room?
Good one Delta18 I like.
Lance C
Well, that explains a few things !!!!!
Well there ya go - and we all thought it was just old age forgetfulness!!!!!!!
-- Edited by jules47 on Thursday 19th of February 2015 02:30:26 PM
Defective doors in our house.
Wife reliably* remembers every wrong and adds more (speculative) to the mix.
reliably* - as I am advised.
Will it be worse if it's a squeaky door though? That is the question.
Get well oiled, "Squeak? What squeak?"