Forgetting: Imminent or Benefitful?

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Forgetting may provide a surprising evolutionary benefit, experts say

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Forgetting is part of our daily lives, but why do we forget things? Is it simply a sign of memory impairment, or are there benefits? Our brains are bombarded with information constantly.

If we were to remember every detail, it would become increasingly difficult to retain important information.

We all need to be able to forget all the unimportant details in order to create memories.

Sven is leading the Lab for Clinical and Integrative Neuroscience (Lab CLINT) at Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience .

His research integrates multimodal brain imaging techniques with novel invasive and non-invasive neuromodulation techniques to determine mechanisms underlying neuroplasticity dysfunction.

We only hope you've found this article sufficiently interesting that you won't forget its contents in a hurry.

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