Your poor memory - your defense against madness

Forgot where to put the keys? Your brain just decided that it nevazhno

the brain's ability to store and reproduce the information is imperfect, but, apparently, this lack is not accidental. A new study shows that our brains intentionally "forgets" minor details - if this had not happened, we would probably go crazy.

People with so-called photographic memory (aka - eidetic), say that they live in a kind of hell. They say that many would consider it a gift, but actually remembered all his life to the smallest detail - is maddening nightmare.

Eidetic memory in humans is rare, and documented cases of very small - probably the evolution knows what to do: we remember only the information that is important. According to scientists from the University of Basel in Switzerland, the human brain should forget unimportant information to be effective. If this process is disrupted, there may be a serious mental illness. This means that the brain is working actively - rather than passively - to get rid of unnecessary information.

In the study, scientists identified a molecule responsible for the process of forgetting - a protein Musashi. This molecule is responsible for the structure and function of synapses in the brain, where the information is transmitted from one nerve cell to another, and forgetting or disintegration memory is an adaptive process that is regulated by this molecule.

To confirm the hypothesis, you need to spend a few more tests, in particular, found that in people with a photographic memory has a deficiency of this protein. In addition, it is necessary to find out what kind of memories "removes" the brain and on the basis of which it decides that a specific recollection - slightly.

Anyway, the opening of Musashi protein can lead to the creation of drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

via factroom.ru