PM dynamics: January 2004 Archives

This study from the University of Oregon shows how unwanted memories are controlled.

Full article in in the March 15 issue of Nature, Some Choose to Lose Memory.

The other day, Hannah saw me clip An Irrepressible Idea out of the Newsweek about a biological study that seems to locate brain activity in conscious/unconscious forgetting. She asked a brilliant question:

H: What's that about?
S: Its some proof that people can forget things on purpose or from habit.
H: Why would you want to remember?
S: If you have a problem in a relationship, it could be because you've forgotten something, and if you remember it then it will help you figure out the problem in the relationship.

I think my spontaneous answer was pretty good - but not bad for a (soon-to-be-9) third grader, eh? One of the obstacles to overcome with "selling" the PMA is the worth of remembering something that a lot of effort has gone into forgetting. :-)