If you are one of those who do not remember where they left the keys, or what they went to buy at the supermarket, you can rest easy, becaus...
Popularly having a good memory and the ability to remember many things is seen as a sign of intelligence. However, if you often forget little everyday things like what you had for lunch or the name of your neighbor's dog, science has a good answer for that. Scientists from the University of Toronto published research in the journal Neuron about the connection between memory and intelligence in humans.
The researchers propose in this study that the goal of human memory is not to convey the most accurate information over time, but rather to guide and optimize intelligent decision-making by only holding on to valuable information.
In other words, when a person forgets someone's name, or what they had for dinner last night, they are giving way to memory to work better and remember more important things, so that it can focus on making decisions of vital importance. Thus the person would have a superior intelligence because he is capable of making more accurate and intelligent decisions.
The brain knows what it does
If you have children, it may have happened to you that during the first months of your baby you have felt more forgetful than ever. It happened to me, and I couldn't understand it. Before, she was a very tidy and punctual woman with all my things, and suddenly she forgot everything and didn't know how to organize herself. Her maternal brain was doing its thing, making sure to put in my little head all the necessary attention for my newborn. This can start during pregnancy and continue for the first few months of the baby's life.
Just as due to a hormonal issue of pregnancy itself, the brain tries to make you forget irrelevant things so that you establish a strong bond with your newborn, researchers have concluded that the brain knows how to make the smartest decisions so you can optimize your life and make important decisions.
improve memory
Even if you are forgetful and this is a sign that you have superior intelligence, it is always good to help our brain capacity with some exercises to improve it.
Just as we clear our phone or computer memory to make more room for new things, experts admit that we need to clear our memory from time to time to make room for new thoughts and memories. And for this, it is necessary to do physical exercise regularly, as well as some cognitive exercises on a regular basis.
Taken in perspective, this means that when you feel mentally exhausted or feel that you are being very forgetful lately, physical exercise frees your mind in an amazing way, releasing stress and making room for new neural connections.
There are some daily exercises you can do to continue to optimize your brain performance and increase its capacity:
Make lists and memorize them
Brush your teeth with the opposite hand to the one you always do
Button up shirt with one hand
Driving an alternative route to the one you always take
Play games like sudoku or word search
Learn to play an instrument
do mental math
Learn a language
Unless you're like Nelson Dellis, who memorizes 200 words in fifteen minutes, you can rest assured that forgetting something or other from time to time is nothing to be alarmed about, but rather a good thing for you, as long as it doesn't interfere with things. important.
In the meantime, and if you want to continue to have a healthy brain and elastic memory, don't forget to lead a healthy lifestyle, exercise regularly, visit friends, and try to live a stress-free life. You can also try to write down on a piece of paper everything you don't want to forget during the day, to make sure that nothing will get out of hand. In the meantime, if cognitive failures impact your daily life too much, be sure to consult a specialist.
