Prospective memory enables a person to recall an intention to do something. In that sense, while it retains information from the past, prospective memory is more future-oriented than other categories ...

Have you ever walked into a room and then wondered why you went there? If you’ve experienced this phenomenon, you’ve had a prospective memory lapse. Memory usually means remembering things that have ...

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Much of your memory is retrospective or trying to recall information that you learned: What is that guy’s name? Who was president in 1958? What’s my password? Another crucial type of memory is ...