Memory can be a playful thing. It collects minute details from childhood events, yet leaves us wondering where we left our keys.
There are several types of memories, and the brain has a unique way of forgetting each kind. Psychologists have classified various ways by which we forget, and biologists have studied forgetting mechanisms at the cellular level.
They've found that forgetting is normal, and actually vital to how the brain works. Here is a look at the strange facts about how people forget things.
