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lsandersonMemory Eraser: This Trick Helps You Forget
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe, Contributing Writer | May 11, 2016 03:31pm ET
- See more at: http://www.livescience.com/54717-how-to-forget-a-memory.html#sthash.b6j71EWm.dpuf
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe, Contributing Writer | May 11, 2016 03:31pm ET
Memory Eraser: This Trick Helps You Forget
Whether it's an embarrassing situation at work or a bad date, everyone has memories they'd rather forget, and now new research suggests a way to do just that.
In the study, researchers found that trying to push away your thoughts about the less obvious, background aspects of such memories was key to intentionally forgetting something. Those background aspects may include the smells and sounds related to the actual events you'd rather not remember.
- See more at: http://www.livescience.com/54717-how-to-forget-a-memory.html#sthash.b6j71EWm.dpuf
