How Our Brains Make Us Forget

Our brains can actually erase our memories, and there's not much knowledge as to why this happens! Trace breaks down how information is passed from the left brain to the right brain, and also sheds some light on why we forget some memories over time.

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How Left-Right Brain Handoffs Happen Without A Hitch
http://www.futurity.org/right-left-br...
"People experience a smooth and seamless visual world despite information quickly being transferred back and forth between both hemispheres of the brain."

Anatomy of the Brain
http://www.mayfieldclinic.com/PE-Anat...
"Nothing in the world can compare with the human brain. This mysterious three-pound organ controls all necessary functions of the body, receives and interprets information from the outside world, and embodies the essence of the mind and soul."

New Neurons Take Baby Steps in the Adult Brain
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press_...
"In experiments with mice, scientists from Johns Hopkins' Institute for Cell Engineering have discovered the steps required to integrate new neurons into the brain's existing operations."

New brain cells erase old memories
http://www.nature.com/news/new-brain-...
"For anyone fighting to save old memories, a fresh crop of brain cells may be the last thing they need."

Hippocampal Neurogenesis Regulates Forgetting During Adulthood and Infancy
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344...
"Throughout life, new neurons are continuously added to the dentate gyrus. As this continuous addition remodels hippocampal circuits, computational models predict that neurogenesis leads to degradation or forgetting of established memories."

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