Ever walk into a room and forget what you were doing? - Gabriel Radvansky
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You enter your living room, then pause. Uh-oh, what was it that you were doing? You feel your mission’s momentum wane, and its aim is suddenly lost. So, what just happened? Well, you’re not alone; this is a common memory lapse phenomenon scientists have termed the “doorway effect.” Gabriel Radvansky explores why walking into a new space can make you suddenly forget what you were doing.
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Meet The Creators
- Director
- Biljana Labović
- Educator
- Gabriel Radvansky
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Sound Designer
- Weston Fonger, Sound Goods
- Composer
- Jarrett Farkas
