Mystery Mind, Part II: Why You Can't Remember Names

By Ana-Marija Dolaskie — Mar 17, 2016
Ever wonder why you forget someone's name the moment you meet them? Studies on this very topic show that a person has a better chance at remembering someone's occupation than remembering his or her name

Ever wonder why you forget someone's name the moment you meet them? Studies on this very topic show that a person has a better chance at remembering someone's occupation than remembering his or her name- so unless your brain can connect the word with something familiar, it will simply erase it from your memory.  We get it, you're awkward at parties, but you can blame it on science.

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