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Sarah Raskin, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College

Forgetting appointments, deadlines and that call to Mom − the phenomenon of prospective memory and how to improve yours

People tend to lose prospective memory as they age. Malte Mueller/fStop via Getty Images

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.

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