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EPISODE · Mar 15, 2026 · 13 MIN

Why you can remember old song lyrics but forget why you walked into a room

from Life Matters - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Whether it's the lyrics to a song from 25 years ago, or the entire script of a classic movie, our memory has a habit of holding onto things we don't technically need.So why is it that the brain sometimes fails when it comes to more everyday tasks, like remembering where we left our keys, or why we walked into a room? 

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