"This extraordinarily high deletion rate came as a huge surprise to us", says Wolf. It appears that information is lost in the brain as quickly as it can be "delivered" from the senses.
I think this is a great article for loads of reason...but, are these guys stupid?
Of course the great majority of sensory input needs to be forgotten as soon as possible.
Why keep track of the color of a car in the alley you glimpsed as you made a right turn.
Total clutter...so, your brain is off doing what it does best, finding meaning in patterns...
It's called "short term memory" after all...
Fuggitaboutit!
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FRISH
