forgetfulness

New research shows that we control our forgetfulness

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 07/04/2011 - 22:00

(Lund University) Have you heard the saying "You only remember what you want to remember"? Now there is evidence that it may well be correct.

New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that we can train ourselves to forget things.


 

Redefining Dementia as a Terminal Illness

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:30

Dementia is most often thought of as a memory disorder, an illness of the aging mind. But the impact of the fatal disease extends far beyond early symptoms of forgetfulness.