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Some people very forgetful, while others can everything they have done. Scientists know a lot about how our brains and remember facts and experiences. There is little research on how or why the brain things. A new study looks at forgetting. A team of researchers from the USA the brain's process of forgetting things. The researchers are cognitive neuroscientists. They study the brain and how it and works. Their work may help people who memory problems. It may also those with depression and dementia. The lead scientist, Marie Banich, said: "It may surprising that people can what and how they forget."

Professor Banich said forgetting is important. She said it the brain working smoothly. Her research ways that people remove information from their brain. She said: "We have control over the ability to information from…our thoughts." This is important because it we can on more important tasks. However, although we can control what and how we forget, the act of needs a lot of effort. Another researcher, Sara Festini, . She said: We've found that intentionally forgetting no-longer-relevant information from the mind beneficial, but it doesn't happen automatically." Researchers will now at why we forget recent events, like where we our keys.

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