Interesting facts about your memory

April 15, 2010 | In: People facts

Memory isn’t something that can be seen, touched or weighed like an object. It is a mental process and not something you can hold in your hand.

For most people, their visual short term memory holds a total of 4 images.

The sense of smell is most linked to memory.

The memory performance does not match the potential is because we do not practice using it efficiently or we do not learn memory techniques to remember better.

All knowledge is subject to gradual decay. Even your own name is vulnerable. It is only a matter of probability. Strong memories are very unlikely to be forgotten. The probability of forgetting one’s name is like the probability of getting hit by an asteroid: possible but not considered on a daily basis