Rather than simply forgetting a memory, your brain has likely misplaced it. Aging can make memory confusion worse.
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Many medical conditions can affect prospective memory. But so can excessive alcohol use.
Have you ever walked into a room and realised you can’t remember what you were looking for? We tend to do this more when we are thinking of a few things at once or doing two things at the same time.
People kept diaries for two weeks recording how often things about them were forgotten. The results turned out to be surprising.
