Why Are Proper Nouns Harder To Remember

It’s because they aren’t common or regular nouns. Like a name, you have to really make a conscious effort to associate that name. Otherwise, it’s random information you won’t remember because it doesn't seem as important.

Science Rules! with Bill Nye · What's on Your Mind in That Brain of Yours? · at 32:19 · July 11th, 2019

On this episode

Who Is Dr. Heather Berlin at 3:23
What Are Scientists Trying To Discover With The Brain at 5:34
What Happens When You Have A Thought at 7:00
What’s The Easy Problem Of Consciousness at 7:29
What’s The Hard Problem Of Consciousness at 7:51
Is It Possible For Scientists To Predict Our Choices at 11:55
When Do We Make Better Decisions at 16:41
Why Is It Difficult To Remember Boring Things, But Easy To Remember Exciting Things at 25:06
Why Do People Tend To React Than The Understand The Conversation at 28:28
Why Are Proper Nouns Harder To Remember at 32:19
Why Are We Still So Sleepy When We Wake Up at 38:35
Why Is No Caffeine Best For Sleeping at 41:19
Do Physical Activities Help Us Wake Up Better at 41:53
Is Hypnosis Real at 45:07
What Goes On Between A Hypnotizer And The One Being Hypnotized at 48:59
What Happens With Decisions We Make at 50:26
Do Hypnotherapy Strategies Really Help Us at 51:13
Did The Matrix Get Anything Right at 53:09