That Zamperini does not seem especially introspective and may have forgotten or repressed certain memories only compounds the problem.

He can read people's thoughts, and on some occasions makes them forget memories.

A chain that has the power to make people forget painful memories, and believed to be the head hunter.

But whether it was forgotten memories finally surfacing, or something else, she wasn't entirely sure.

To forget, of course, is not to erase memory; forgotten painful memories remain with us, even if outside our everyday awareness.

That being said, my research is consistent with the reality that people sometimes do forget painful memories, and then remember them years later.

Mental Amnesia: Xavier can cause people to forget certain memories.

"So let's explore sensation and the moment, and forget memories."

Having her forget conscious memories would not be sufficient to save her.

It has been hypothesized that forgetting working memories would be non-existent if not for proactive interference.