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The brain is a seemingly endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime’s knowledge. Bu
The brain is a seemingly endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime’s knowledge. Bu
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2020-01-09
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问题
The brain is a seemingly endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime’s knowledge. But is there a point where it reaches capacity?
The answer is no, because brains are more sophisticated than that. Instead of just crowding in, old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories to form.
Previous behavioural studies have shown that learning new information can lead to forgetting. But in a new study, researchers demonstrated for the first time how this effect occurs in the brain.
In daily life, forgetting actually has clear advantages. Imagine, for instance, that you lost your bank card. The new card you receive will come with a new personal identification number (PIN). Each time you remember the new PIN, you gradually forget the old one. This process improves access to relevant information, without old memories interfering.
And most of us may sometimes feel the frustration of having old memories interfere with new, relevant memories. Consider trying to remember where you parked your car in the same car park you were at a week earlier. This type of memory (where you are trying to remember new, but similar information) is particularly vulnerable to interference.
When we acquire new information, the brain automatically tries to incorporate (合并) it within existing information by forming associations. And when we retrieve (检索) information, both the desired and associated but irrelevant information is recalled.
The majority of previous research has focused on how we learn and remember new information. But current studies are beginning to place greater emphasis on the conditions under which we forget, as its importance begins to be more appreciated.
A very small number of people are able to remember almost every detail of their life. While it may sound like an advantage to many, people with this rare condition often find their unusual ability burdensome.
In a sense, forgetting is our brain’s way of sorting memories, so the most relevant memories are ready for retrieval. Normal forgetting may even be a safety mechanism to ensure our brain doesn’t become too full.
What is the benefit of forgetting?
选项
A、It frees us from painful memories.
B、It helps slow down our aging process.
C、It facilitates our access to relevant information.
D、It prevents old information from forming associations.
答案
C
解析
细节题。第四段最后一句指出,在没有旧的记忆的干扰下,这个过程改进了对相关信息的访问。这句话中的this process对应的就是forgetting,也就是说,遗忘改进了对相关信息的访问,C项与原文相符,故答案为C。A、B项原文均未提及,故排除。D项与原文不符,原文指的是遗忘可以改进对相关信息的访问,并不是防止旧信息形成关联,故排除。
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