Don’t panic about forgetting things! Memory loss can be GOOD for our brains by strengthening other things we’ve learned, study says

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You shouldn’t stress so much over forgetting the name of your fourth grade teacher, or the square root of 144, new research suggests.

Failing to remember may actually improve memory and your ability to learn in the long-run, according to a study published on Wednesday.

While forgetfulness – of certain kinds of information – is associated with aging, memory loss and dementia, the process may strengthen the associations that encode information into the brain.

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