Walking through doorways causes forgetting, new research shows

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<p>"We’ve all experienced it: The frustration of entering a room and forgetting what we were going to do. Or get. Or find.</p>

<p>New research from University of Notre Dame Psychology Professor Gabriel Radvansky suggests that passing through doorways is the cause of these memory lapses.</p>

<p>‘Entering or exiting through a doorway serves as an “event boundary” in the mind, which separates episodes of activity and files them away,’ Radvansky explains.</p>

<p>‘Recalling the decision or activity that was made in a different room is difficult because it has been compartmentalized.’" …</p>

<p>THAT’S why I can never remember The Doors’ song titles!</p>

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<p>So did you walk through a doorway after reading this thread?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1245312-so-were-not-losing-our-minds.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1245312-so-were-not-losing-our-minds.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>yes, I was about to be a smart alek and mention that we had this thread yesterday, but you must have forgotten. :)</p>