Fact of the day: a good mood impairs memory





Many people occasionally experience difficulties when trying to repeat just heard. A study conducted at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Missouri, under the direction of E. Martin and John. Cairns showed that "forgetfulness" in such cases may be associated with good mood, which adversely affects the process of instantaneous memory.

For the ability to memorize and reproduce small amounts of information responsible human short-term memory. It depends on its capabilities, if you remember being at a party, prompted five minutes before the phone number and name of a new acquaintance, who gave it to you. Usually stay in a good mood stimulates the brain as a whole and creativity in particular, helps to find an original solution to any problems, but it also helps to reduce the volume of short-term memory.

via factroom.ru

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