Name: 為何大事記不住小事卻記得很清楚？ (Why Do You Remember Dumb Stuff But Forget Important Stuff?)
Uploaded: 2020-06-19T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 3 min 22 s

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I actually don't remember, I was hoping that you did.

我其實不記得了，我還希望你記得呢！

Well, that's some medulla oblong garbage.

Hey folks, Matt Lieberman here for DNews.

大家好，我是 DNews 的 Matt Lieberman。

Our brains are capable of storing enormous amounts of information,

我們的大腦能夠儲存大量訊息，

so why do we often feel like our brains prioritize the wrong things

那麼為什麼我們經常感覺到我們的大腦優先考慮了錯誤的事情

Every Monday on DNews, we answer your questions.

DNews 會在每週一回答觀眾的問題。

"Why do I remember something that happened four years earlier,

「為什麼我可以記住四年前發生的事

but I don't remember what I ate last night for dinner?"

Well, according to computational neuroscientist Paul King,

根據計算神經科學家Paul King的說法，

our brains prioritize memory creation and storage based on

我們的大腦根據以下因素來優先考慮記憶的創建和存儲

what we subconsciously determine as useful for our long-term survival.

我們潛意識裡認為對我們的長期生存有用的事物。

To which I respond, okay, that's all fine and good,

我回答說，好的，一切都很好，

but why did my brain remember several names of

但為什麼我的大腦記住了幾個名字

Scooby-Doo episodes and nothing I learned in algebra?

看了史酷比劇集之後，我卻什麼也沒學到代數？

I can't imagine a situation where my life will be saved by namechecking Jeepers,

我無法想像透過點名Jeepers就能拯救我的生命，

It's the Creeper, or Go Away, Ghost Ship.

它是爬行者，或走開，幽靈船。

what types of information will be useful in the future,

哪些類型的信息在未來會有用，

so it has a variety of criteria to determine what to hold on to.

所以它有各種各樣的標準來決定要堅持什麼。

First, your brain is really great at noticing patterns.

首先，你的頭腦很擅長察覺行為模式。

Repeated facts, sights, sounds, and experiences must all be examined to determine

必須檢視重複的事實、景象、聲音和經歷，才能確定

whether they're worth remembering or if they should fade from perception.

它們是否值得被記住或是否應該從人們的視野中消失。

In addition, your brain prioritizes moments or facts presented earlier,

此外，你的大腦會優先考慮之前出現的時刻或事實，

as they dictate what's to come, and whatever happened most recently,

他們決定接下來會發生什麼，以及最近發生了什麼，

as it's often the most relevant to your current situation.

因為它通常與您當前的情況最相關。

That's why most presentations begin and end with a summary of key points.

這就是多數報告都會以重點來開始和作結的原因。

However, the element of surprise may be even more powerful than that.

然而，驚喜的成分可能會比前面說的更有力。

A shocking or unpredictable outcome greatly increases retention,

令人震驚或不可預測的結果會大大提高記憶力，

last season of Game of Thrones than you do about where you left your keys.

上一季《權力的遊戲》比你把鑰匙放哪了還要多。

I mean, unless you left them in the fridge—that would be incredibly surprising.

我的意思是，除非你把它們放在冰箱裡——否則會令人非常驚訝。

Unless you are a sitcom character, 'cause I think that only happens in fake life.

除非你是情境喜劇中的人物，因為我認為這只會在虛假的生活中發生。

On top of that, the brain also holds onto memories and thoughts that offer a strong emotional impact.

此外，大腦也會守住一些可以提供強烈情感的回憶和想法。

Moments of extreme joy, sadness, or anger,

除此之外，大腦還會保留具有強烈情緒衝擊力的記憶和想法。

for example, will always be easier to recall than clinical or boring moments,

例如，總是比臨床或無聊的時刻更容易回憶，

even if they're valuable for your continued success at work or school.

即使它們對你在工作或學習上的持續成功很有價值。

your brain pays very close attention to moments and decisions that lead to positive and negative outcomes.

你的大腦會密切注意導致正面和負面結果的時刻和決定。

So Yash, maybe you can't recall what you ate last night for dinner because it was simply unremarkable.

所以 Yash，也許你不記得昨晚吃了什麼，因為它根本沒什麼特別的。

如果它是令人難以置信或糟糕透頂的，

that meal would've left a strong impression on you, and would dictate your future behavior.

那頓飯會給你留下深刻的印象，並決定你未來的行為。

Outside of those criteria, your brain decides what to hold onto through another method called consolidation.

除了這些標準之外，你的大腦還會透過另一種稱為鞏固的方法來決定要保留什麼。

Let's say you've just learned how to drive a car.

Every time you access the memories associated with your driving skills,

每次你回憶起與你的駕駛技術相關的事情時，

a.k.a. every time you get behind the wheel of a car,

the neuronal connections to those specific memories get stronger,

與特定記憶的神經元連結變得更強，

Sleep has been shown to be vital to the consolidation of memories.

研究表明，睡眠對於記憶的鞏固至關重要。

While sleeping, the brain processes subconsciously learned information into tangible knowledge for later use.

在睡眠時，大腦會將潛意識中學到的資訊加工成實際的知識以供日後使用。

So if you really want to hold onto your memories and skills, go get a good night's sleep.

所以說，如果你真的想要保存好你的記憶和技巧，那麼就去睡個好覺吧！

So now we want to hear from you: What's seemingly the most useless thing that you remember?

所以現在我們想問你：你記得但卻最沒有意義的事情是什麼？

Let us know down in the comments and keep those questions coming, too.

請在下方留言讓我們知道，也別忘了繼續問問題喔！

我們可能會在另一部影片中解答。

check out this video that I did for SourceFed about a bionic eye that's gonna change vision for the better.

看看我為 SourceFed 製作的這個關於仿生眼的視頻，它可以改善視力。

Optometrist Dr. Garth Webb unveiled the Ocumetics bionic  lens an ocular implant that perfects vision offering eyesight three times greater than 20/20.

驗光師 Garth Webb 博士推出了 Ocumetics 仿生水晶體，這是一種可以改善視力的眼部植入物，可使視力達到 20/20 的三倍。

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感謝你的收看，要訂閱 Dnews 頻道收看每週的新影片喔！