Did
you ever walk through a doorway or threshold and forget why you were entering that
area of your home or office? This phenomenon is called “the location updating
effect” In their research Radvansky, and Copeland (2011) found that passing
through a doorway psychologically serves as an event boundary for the brain. Interestingly, this
temporary memory loss is not age specific. Additionally, it was found that moving
from one location to another temporary limits access to memory regardless of
the memory aids used to remember the reason for the event. Researchers
are working to find out why this occurs.
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