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Mr. McD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:53 PM
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Smart Brains Toss Out Trivia
Clearing the mind of useless facts boosts memory, study finds.

A University of Oregon team found that awareness -- visual working memory -- doesn't depend on extra storage space in the brain, but rather on the brain's ability to ignore what is irrelevant. The researchers likened this ability to a nightclub bouncer who manages crowds.

http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=529362
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:58 PM
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1. Oh hell.
No wonder. My brain is a trivia trap but I simply can't remember anything I need to. At least it isn't, whatcha call it? Oh yeah, Old Timers disease. That takes a load off.

This is interesting, I don't think I will pass this on to my husband who thinks the fact that I know all this stuff is stupid. He is really quite smart, maybe that is why.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:01 PM
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2. i would like to clear my mind of the RW 'facts'
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central scrutinizer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:09 PM
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3. What about those who suffer from CRS?
Can't Remember Shit
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:20 PM
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4. I remember everything,
like poetry and faces and patterns and phone numbers and factoids.....don't ask me to put a name to those faces in a hurry though.

I need a download/sort/upload programme for the mind.
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