Forget why you walked into the room? Blame the door, say psychologists

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We've all walked into a room only to find that the reason for doing so has suddenly and entirely vanished from our mind.

Psychologists have discovered the so-called ‘senior moments’ that can leave us utterly bemused and retracing our steps may actually be caused by the way the brain processes information as the body leaves one room and enters another.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...et-walked-room-Blame-door-say-scientists.html

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The doorway acts as an "Event Boundary". Your brain clears the decks for a new event. You're right Kaya, walk back through the door and it will come to you. I think it is a normal process, but as we get older, it is more noticeable.
 
The door idea is interesting . That kind of forgetting isn't just an old person's problem. I used to have it happen when I was a lot younger, and I taught myself to go back to where I first had the idea. When I was very young I thought the thoughts were still hanging in the air & would reattach themselves to my mind. Usually worked.
 
Meanderer said:
Maybe the one-room schoolhouse had the advantage of fewer doors and more memorization!

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Boy, does this picture ever bring back memories for me!

So very close to elementary school for me, except the windows in my school took up the entire outer walls of the school, so lots of light and the ability to look outside and take in the sunshine and/or a blowing, snowing, wintery day.
 
Yeah, right, it's the door. That lousy no good door also wakes me up at 3:30 AM, and makes me urinate. I wouldn't be surprised if that sneaky door dyed my hair grey at night, too.
There is a tiny flaw in this door theory. When was the last time you were in a room in abuilding that didn't have a door? So, every time you passed through a door, you forgot why you were there? I have to say I'm somewhat skeptical of a "scientific" article published in that revered scientific journal- The Daily Mail.
 
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