10 Fun Facts About Your Memory: How Does Your Memory Work (Ivan Harmon's Series)

By Ivan Harmon

Have you ever been at work and walked into your coworker's office only to realize you've completely forgotten the reason you were going in there? Do you wonder why you forget awesome dreams so quickly, or why a certain smell can trigger such a powerful memory?

The human brain is an amazing thing, and our ability to remember everything from the big, life-changing events that rock our world to the smallest details is complicated and fascinating.

Listen on to learn some interesting facts about your memory and your brain, and find answers to some of the questions you've been wondering about, like whether you should pull that all-nighter or not.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ivan Harmon
• Release date: Jul 29, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386563068

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Have you ever been at work and walked into your coworker’s office only to realize you’ve completely forgotten the reason you were going in there? Do you wonder why you forget awesome dreams so quickly, or why a certain smell can trigger such a powerful memory?

The human brain is an amazing thing, and our ability to remember everything from the big, life-changing events that rock our world to the smallest details is complicated and fascinating.

Read on to learn some interesting facts about your memory and your brain, and find answers to some of the questions you’ve been wondering about, like whether you should pull that all-nighter or not.

10 Fun Facts About Your Memory

1. The Doorway Effect

We are all familiar with the situation. You are busy doing something, whether that’s cleaning the house, doing paperwork at the office, or working on an arts and crafts project with the kids. You realize halfway through that you need something from the other room; you need to speak with your colleague about a