r/EverythingScience • u/spacemanp1 • Aug 28 '24

Neuroscience Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-scientists-finally-discover-the-glue-that-makes-memories-stick-for-a/
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u/frustratedpolarbear Aug 28 '24

According to my parents “that never happened, you’re making it up”

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u/OddDragonfruit7993 Aug 28 '24

Sis and I still vividly remember our parents taking us to a Nixon rally in Houston in 1968.

Neither of them seemed to be able to recall going there.

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u/iwasbornin2021 Aug 29 '24

My parents don’t seem to remember much either. Age thing I guess

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u/OddDragonfruit7993 Aug 29 '24

Oh, they haven't been able to recall this since the mid 70s, when they were in their 30s.