But the main thing is that as we get older we want to learn more but our memories are in fact too full. Therefore the things we learn in bio don’t make the connection and we can easily forget about it. We have something called “cement” memory and it can only store so much information, so when we learn something new it is hard for it to get “stuck” in your cement memory. So why can we remember song lyrics so well, but not information we need to know in class? As I continue to forget little pieces of information in my classes, I realized I can still recite the lyrics to American Pie (a song that came out when I was only three years old). Information on where classes are, what to study for a test, what time a club starts and so on. Over the past four weeks at Penn State, I have been attacked with an abundance of information.
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