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This Is What It Means to Forget People's First Names, According to Psychology.

Summary by psychologies.com
Sometimes it's enough for a second of panic: you meet someone, smile at your lips... and you can't put your hand on his name.This little black hole, as common as it is embarrassing, makes you grimacate more than one. But it's not (only) a problem of memory or politeness. According to psychologists, forgetting names reveals much more about the intimate functioning of our brain.Behind this mental bug hides a subtle neurological mechanism. When you…
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Sometimes it's enough for a second of panic: you meet someone, smile at your lips... and you can't put your hand on his name.This little black hole, as common as it is embarrassing, makes you grimacate more than one. But it's not (only) a problem of memory or politeness. According to psychologists, forgetting names reveals much more about the intimate functioning of our brain.Behind this mental bug hides a subtle neurological mechanism. When you…

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psychologies.com broke the news in on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
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