Do Doorways Actually Make Us Forget Things?

Have you ever forgotten why you walked into a room? Turns out it's just your brain doing its job.

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[Ian-bfyk]

"That's
WALKS INTO KITCHEN
"What was I saying "

[gavinjones]

No wonder I forget everything entering the exam hall

[amykoyman]

That's interesting because when I'm leaving the house, there's something about walking through my front door that makes me remember if I've forgotten to take something with me.

[ludvigthebirb]

thx now im gonna be concious about it and walking through a doorway will never be the same

[itsjustlukeRevive]

This happens to me all the time. As soon as I walk through that class door, I forget what I studied for.

[uiomancannot]

I find walking into the doorways make me forget...

[Prizzlesticks]

...Can we call it the Load Screen Effect instead?

[MukMn]

wow. perhaps this also explains that weird feeling you get when information from one setting crosses with a completely different setting. For example, when a little kid is used to seeing their teacher only at school, but freak's out when they see them somewhere else. Heck I still do that now. I see someone in a new location that I'm not used to seeing them and my brain gets confused for a second before synthesizing the information. sometimes I even forget people's names if I see them in a location that I don't normally see them. Please tell me I'm not the only one who has this problem!?

[mmaakk]

a video i'd really love to see is one about humour, how laughter works, what's funny, that sort of thing

[CptObliviouz]

Brit conveys her message so well in these videos. gj finding this one SciShow!

[bowtiecat]

Brit is a good host! Her voice is pleasant to listen to and she has a lot of confidence. :)

[gidikalchhauser]

"This happens not only with real doors, ..."

Voice in my head: "Hey, are you tired of real doors cluttering up your house, where you open them and actually go places? Get on down to Fake Doors! .."

[Quroe_]

The door is everything; all that once was and all that will be.

[UmbraOfChaos]

Can you guys do a video on ADD/ADHD? Like what causes the symptoms, why do stimulants help counter some of the symptoms, how brains of ADD/ADHD patients differ from "normal" brains, ect.
That would be fantastic!
Huge fan of many years of your channels and I'm glad to see you guys are still growing!

[Martsigras]

Friendly demeanor and very well spoken. I think you are my favourite SciShow host

[THE-X-Force]

I've definitely experienced this, as I'm sure most people have. But, I have often found that the act of walking back into the area I was, does help me remember. Or, just remembering walking from where I was to where I am, will bring back the memory of why I chose to go where I did (when I have those moments of .. 'wtf did I come in here?") ..

[lukjad]

Whoever writes the script show has a very distinct style (or style guide) that manages to transcend hosts. I never noticed until just now.

Very interesting vid, and I'm digging the host as well. Good job all around!

[FrenziedDooker]

Sweet! Now I know I'm not losing all my marbles yet!!!

[g.d.]

next time, I'll go tell my sis to walk through the door so that she can forget that I ate her cupcake.... >.> twice....

[Neontronique]

This is exactly me playing WoW, if I go to a new zone, sometimes I forget what the hell quest I was going to do. This video is amazing. I love this channel.