In 2010, Gary Richmond was beaten into a coma. He woke up with amnesia and no memory of his wife of 20 years. Subsequently, he ended up falling in love with her all over again!
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You can only remember 4 things at a time.
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Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories more than good ones.
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Caffeine boosts memory.
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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Playing Tetris after a traumatic event can prevent the development of traumatic memories and reduce the chance of having flashbacks.
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We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
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Squirrels forget where they hide about half of their nuts.
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