Why does memory fade and at what rate? and what forces determine the rate?!
Question:
Why does memory fade and at what rate? and what forces determine the rate?
im just sitting here thinking of stuff and was wondering. also i was wondering .... when i ejaculate, what pushes the sperm out of me? ok thanks
Answers:
Your question is really too broad. Some memories may 'fade' when the neural connections associated with them break. But really, there are many models of memory.
I remember talking in my undergraduate cognition class about whether we have a saturation point-- that is, do old memories leave as new memories are created? (I don't think so, but it's a possibility.)
There's also the issue of recall versus recognition. Did you ever have something trigger a memory that you had "completely forgotten about"? Happens to me all the time... so the memories seem to be there, but we don't seem to have immediate/conscious access to all of them.
You might want to get a cognition text book from the library...