Ever walk into a room and forget why? nt

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[OffWithTheirHeads]

1. Yeah! What the fuck am I doing in the lounge?

[ashling]

2. I clicked this link and I can't remember why

I'm trying to teach my dog to go find my glasses. That should save me about 3.25 hours a day of wandering around forgetting what I'm looking for.

When I find them I usually set them down on my way back to the office . . . and forget where I put them.


What was I talking about anyway?.

just a minute, let me get my glasses . . . .

[bluedigger]

3. It's called "boundary effect".

The University of Notre Dame in Indiana recently conducted a study on this phenomenon, concluding that walking through doorways causes memory to lapse. As researcher Gabriel Radvansky explained: “Entering or exiting through a doorway serves as an ‘event boundary’ in the mind, which separates episodes of activity and files them away.”

That means that by the time you’re staring blankly at the kitchen counter, your brain has already moved on from the thought that led you in there, and you can’t always effectively backtrack. “Recalling the decision or activity that was made in a different room is difficult because it has been compartmentalized,” Radvansky said.



Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/21/the-boundary-effect-entering-a-new-room-makes-you-forget-things/#ixzz1yJ7t52hzhttp://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/21/the-boundary-effect-entering-a-new-room-makes-you-forget-things/

[crunch60]

7. That's right.. so when I forget why I walked into a room, I go back to the previous

room, then I can remember why I went into the second room. , True.. of course, I might have to do this a couple of times.. shit, now I'm confused.

[Populist_Prole]

4. All the time, ever since I was a kid

Never knew there was such a thing as a Boundary Effect, but at least I have a good excuse now.

[cliffordu]

5. No. Sometimes I come to DU and forget why.

[MightyOkie]

6. All the time

Happens much more as I get older. Glad I'm not alone.

[RebelOne]

12. Me too. It is old age creeping up. n/t

[cbrer]

8. What was the question?

[sarge43]

9. Every damn day. Doesn't everyone? n/t

[bigwillq]

10. Yup

[HopeHoops]

11. Happy Birthday Garfield!