Sunday, September 29, 2013

It’s the Door!

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Received this important information in an email today and thought I would share with you.  If you’re like me, it made me feel a lot better!

IT'S THE DOOR!!

Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was?

Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.

Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what's known as an “event boundary” in the mind, separating one set of thoughts and memories from the next.

Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale.
It's not aging, it's the damn door!

Thank goodness for studies like this ..... I was really getting scared!

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21 comments:

  1. PennySeptember 29, 2013 at 8:56 AM

    Good to know!!! TFS.... I'm going to send it along to my sisters..... we were all afraid it was a genetic thing!!

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  2. jodySeptember 29, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    So glad i finelly know what my problem is!! Thanx soo much!! Enjoy your day! The sun is shining here finelly!!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    Makes sense to me, I will not doubt myself again. :) So glad you shared.

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  4. acorn hollowSeptember 29, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    and it only took some researcher 10million of taxpayers dollars to publish that.
    Cathy

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  5. EarleneSeptember 29, 2013 at 10:12 AM

    Hmmmm? Interesting!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    LOL. Thanks for the information....the doors are leaving tomorrow. Hopefully I will remember to do that;-)
    blessings, jill

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  7. FeliciaSeptember 29, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    So that's the problem. i always thought it was me too. Thanks Mindy.

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  8. C M DesignsSeptember 29, 2013 at 3:52 PM

    This news makes me feel a WHOLE lot better.. Thanks for sharing !
    Charlotte in Virginia

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  9. Primitive StarsSeptember 29, 2013 at 4:29 PM

    Whew!!!!! I was getting worried myself, thanks Mindy, I do feel better now, Blessings Francine.

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  10. Lori from Notforgotten FarmSeptember 29, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    finally. a study that is actually important!

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  11. peggySeptember 29, 2013 at 7:46 PM

    Seems like I saw a TV show that touched on this. The person kept going in and out of the doors. I think I will try it tomorrow. I believe there is truth in it.

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  12. KimSeptember 30, 2013 at 7:12 AM

    Hahaha, that is great. I feel better now, knowing its not my fault ;)

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  13. Danice GSeptember 30, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    Wow, very interesting. And I thought that forgetting from room to roomk only happened to me...

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    Good news, indeed! I feel better. LOL

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  15. The Moonlit StitchSeptember 30, 2013 at 3:59 PM

    YESSSS! It's the damn door! Thank Mindy ~*~Lisa

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  16. Bisous VeOctober 1, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    I love your pictures, always primitive country ...
    Long live the 'autumn ...
    A hug and a kiss
    Love et bisous Ve

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  17. Trace4JOctober 2, 2013 at 4:23 AM

    Oh I like that alot. :)

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  18. Mugwump WooliesOctober 2, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    I feel much better now.
    Robyn

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  19. My Colonial HomeOctober 8, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    Well now see we learn something new each day - even though I'm old(er).
    It is frustrating how that happens and often! lol
    Thanks
    Karen

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  20. annieOctober 11, 2013 at 11:43 PM

    I loved this, this explains my whole life!

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  21. Rugs and PugsOctober 13, 2013 at 5:55 PM

    Thank you! What a relief.
    Hugs :)
    Lauren

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