Comments on: How much can we remember? http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jessica Harkin http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56739 Jessica Harkin Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:25:46 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56739 i remembered part of your book lol :P chapter on Neuro Linguistic Programming because im terrible at explaining things :( i remembered part of your book lol :P chapter on Neuro Linguistic Programming because im terrible at explaining things :(

]]> By: Doorknob http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56725 Doorknob Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:36:44 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56725 I've find getting married and having children has helped with storage capacity immeasurably. I now no longer have to remember what I'm doing of an evening or at weekends, and, as a result, can recall my pre-marriage and children life with absolute clarity at any time of the day! I’ve find getting married and having children has helped with storage capacity immeasurably. I now no longer have to remember what I’m doing of an evening or at weekends, and, as a result, can recall my pre-marriage and children life with absolute clarity at any time of the day!

]]> By: Fern McCracken http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56477 Fern McCracken Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:02:11 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56477 Memories are tricky things i personally need reminders to remember me to look at my reminders!!! I have two boys with really strange memories one never forgets anything he has read or seen the other child is dyspraxic and has a really bad short term memory he forgets what he has done 10 Min's before but will recall everything the following week in detail the mind is truly a wonderful thing!!! Memories are tricky things i personally need reminders to remember me to look at my reminders!!!
I have two boys with really strange memories one never forgets anything he has read or seen the other child is dyspraxic and has a really bad short term memory he forgets what he has done 10 Min’s before but will recall everything the following week in detail the mind is truly a wonderful thing!!!

]]> By: Jonthecelt http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56428 Jonthecelt Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:17:23 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56428 I find memory fascinating - as an actor, I have to learn and memorise great chunks of text and direction for each play I'm in, and I find it interesting how long some speeches last, whilst others fade within days of the final performance. I'm also curious about what the average age of "earliest memories" is. I know it's hard to determine what are true early memories and what are "inherited" memories we've been told about - but there are two instances I can remember from my perspective the took place between 12 and 20 months. To quote Rosencrantz/Guildenstern; "what's the first thing you do remember?" I find memory fascinating – as an actor, I have to learn and memorise great chunks of text and direction for each play I’m in, and I find it interesting how long some speeches last, whilst others fade within days of the final performance.

I’m also curious about what the average age of “earliest memories” is. I know it’s hard to determine what are true early memories and what are “inherited” memories we’ve been told about – but there are two instances I can remember from my perspective the took place between 12 and 20 months. To quote Rosencrantz/Guildenstern; “what’s the first thing you do remember?”

]]> By: Kristaps http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56427 Kristaps Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:17:13 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56427 Human brains are very interesting indeed. I wonder, are we meant to have a super-memory? Certainly, there are many tricks to store a quite large amount of data coherently and long-term, but I think we are based more on the emotions, feelings, etc, not some random numbers. It's quite impressive though. Human brains are very interesting indeed.
I wonder, are we meant to have a super-memory? Certainly, there are many tricks to store a quite large amount of data coherently and long-term, but I think we are based more on the emotions, feelings, etc, not some random numbers.
It’s quite impressive though.

]]> By: Lady Claire http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56399 Lady Claire Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:51:17 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56399 Trouble is, I'd forget the person or object I'd have used to associate with any particular number..... :x LC x Trouble is, I’d forget the person or object I’d have used to associate with any particular number….. :x

LC x

]]> By: Scott http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56395 Scott Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:53:10 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56395 So the question begs to ask, when is Derren going to beat this record? Does he know if he could beat it or is it a feat too much? Scott So the question begs to ask, when is Derren going to beat this record?
Does he know if he could beat it or is it a feat too much?

Scott

]]> By: roz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56394 roz Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:36:37 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56394 i keep my entire memory in my laptop... i keep my entire memory in my laptop…

]]> By: Siobhán http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56393 Siobhán Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:37:04 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56393 I genuinely had an interesting comment to make and totally forgot what it was my the time I'd put in the anti-spam text... d'oh. I genuinely had an interesting comment to make and totally forgot what it was my the time I’d put in the anti-spam text… d’oh.

]]> By: Stefan http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/04/remember/#comment-56389 Stefan Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:44:12 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=11751#comment-56389 Is it just me or does 125 megabytes over a lifetime not seem that much?! Is it just me or does 125 megabytes over a lifetime not seem that much?!

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