Forgetting may be a functional feature of the brain, allowing it to interact dynamically with a dynamic environment. Credit: Dr Nora Raschle. Forgetting may be a functional feature of the brain, ...

There are several theories in psychology as to why we forget. One, developed by Edward Thorndike in the early 20 th century, is called “decay theory.” In short, any new information creates a ...

Neuroscientists today report the first results from experimental tests designed to explore the idea that “forgetting” might not be a bad thing, and that it may represent a form of learning – and ...