10:40 am today

Why memory fails us

From Saturday Morning, 10:40 am today

Human sensory systems are almost as good as they can get, but memory is pretty fallible.  We often misremember or downright can't remember.  Ours can't hold a candle to artificial memory.

But, there are plus sides to this, related to creativity, as explained by Auckland University Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Anthony Lambert.

Memory loss, conceptual illustration. (Photo by VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE P / VHB / Science Photo Library via AFP)

Photo: VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE P