Ribot’s Law: What Forgetting Says About Remembering

Ribot’s Law: What Forgetting Says About Remembering

What is Ribot’s Law, and what does it mean? What can Ribot’s law tell us about how memory works? Ribot’s law is a theory that says that memories fade faster than old ones, and that memories may change as we get older. Ribot’s law helps explain Alzheimer’s, amnesia, and other memory disorders, and can help scientists form further hypotheses about how memories work. Read more about Ribot’s law below.