Why do we often forget the name of the new person?

Sometimes we forget the name of a new person just a few minutes after being introduced and this "error" deserves to be forgiven because of a useful process of the brain, according to a new study.

According to the researchers, although memories can be recalled many hours after people receive them, we often do not have access to them for a specific period of time.

Although scientists have not fully understood why such disruptions occur, they believe this is an essential part of brain activity to avoid information overload.

Neuroscientists from the University of Sussex (USA) discovered that any disturbances during these memoranda times will interrupt the whole process and prevent the formation of memories.

Dr Iikoiko Kemenes, a research team member, explains: " Scientists have long suspected why the brain shows such memory interruptions.

Memory formation is a process of consuming energy. The brain needs to decide if it is energy-consuming to reinforce a certain memory. Because the brain's ability to receive information is limited, preventing the formation of certain memories will be avoided to be overloaded. "