Is It Possible

[weecalf]

My memory would be awful ,just forgetful nothing serious I hope .Can not remember people names and place names .The strange thing is if a number is involved I remember it. Phone ,national insurance .bank account car numbers .is it possible numbers are stored differenent and easier retrieved . Not possible is it ? Or am I on to summit ?

[Old_Geezer]

You seem to remember more than I then.

[Zacs-Master]

It’s called ‘age’ weecalf. Foods which help are nuts, dark chocolate and blueberries, according to a radio 4 programme I listened to the other day.

[whistonian]

Yes weecalf as ZM states it's called age.I am 82 and my problem is trying to remember peoples names,it is quite frustrating when you suddenly cannot remember a persons name you have known for years.

[Sqad]

Interesting....I don't know the answer.
You are suggesting that numbers are stored in a different part of the brain to other facts.
You may well be correct.
I agree that names and facts disappear before numbers in the ageing process.

[weecalf]

I am not too aged but some names I just forget but ask me any time those numbers I've mentioned and I will never forget those but even when talking to people I would forget their name in the middle of a conversation .

[RATTER15]

Dyscalculia is a kind of number blindness, this could suggest that numbers are stored differently or maybe its just the mathematical side of numbers that is affected. I am totally useless at remembering number, I can never remember my mobile phone number "had the same one for 12 years" cant remember my landline number or my post code!

[mikey4444]

As I get older, I am finding that I can recall things that happened years ago, especially when I was a boy in the 50's and 60's, rather better than what happened last year.

I am not sure what that means, although I am fairly sure that I am not alone.

[Ken4155]

It could just be that you may use those numbers on frequent basis whereas you may only see a certain person rarely. I pay quite a few of my monthly bills on line and each time i do, i have to give my 16 digit debit card number. I also remember; my army number from the late 70s, the numbers of every house i have lived in since childhood, the dates of birth of not only my children, but my 8 grand-children also. Yet if i bump into someone i rarely see in town, i often don't recall their name until much later. I don't really think it has anything to do with ageing. More the level of importance attached to numbers/names and faces.

[murraymints]

I remember my first payroll number at 17..also my gran's cooperative number... neither have been used for 40 + years...but sometimes names take a bit longer to come...if I have had no contact for a good time....

[Patsy33]

It's funny you say that MM. I remember my Mum's co operative no: too! I can also rattle off my national insurance number, no trouble. I know a lot of people have to look as they can't recall it. I do have a job recalling names and words sometimes. I think mine is due to lack of sleep sometimes.

[albaqwerty]

I've always had fun trying to remember names.
The number of times I've mentioned to Mr Alba that I met doodah or thingy is increasing.
But, numbers I can remember very well.