How memories form and how we lose them - Catharine Young?

Memories are like stickers you put on your favorite toy, they help you remember what happened.

When something happens, like you learning to ride a bike or eating a really good ice cream cone, your brain takes notes. It uses special helpers called neurons to send messages around the brain. These messages are like little paper clips that connect different parts of the brain together. When you repeat something, like practicing your multiplication tables, those paper clips get stronger and bigger, making it easier for you to remember.

But sometimes, when you don’t use a memory much, the paper clips can get weak or even break. That’s why you might forget where you put your favorite toy, it's like the paper clip between your brain and that memory got lost in the toy box!

Sometimes, especially when you're very tired or sick, your brain gets confused. It's like when you're playing with building blocks and you stack them too high, they all fall down at once. That’s what can happen with memory loss, a lot of paper clips might break or get mixed up.

So, memories are made by using special helpers that make connections in the brain, but if we don’t use those connections much, they can fade away or even disappear. Memories are like stickers you put on your favorite toy, they help you remember what happened.

When something happens, like you learning to ride a bike or eating a really good ice cream cone, your brain takes notes. It uses special helpers called neurons to send messages around the brain. These messages are like little paper clips that connect different parts of the brain together. When you repeat something, like practicing your multiplication tables, those paper clips get stronger and bigger, making it easier for you to remember.

But sometimes, when you don’t use a memory much, the paper clips can get weak or even break. That’s why you might forget where you put your favorite toy, it's like the paper clip between your brain and that memory got lost in the toy box!

Sometimes, especially when you're very tired or sick, your brain gets confused. It's like when you're playing with building blocks and you stack them too high, they all fall down at once. That’s what can happen with memory loss, a lot of paper clips might break or get mixed up.

So, memories are made by using special helpers that make connections in the brain, but if we don’t use those connections much, they can fade away or even disappear.