Lethologica is the technical term for this type of forgetting. Like many other English terms associated with the mind, lethologica is a modern word derived from classical Greek.

Lethologica occurs when there’s some kind of hitch in your brain’s word retrieval process—but researchers aren’t exactly sure ...

Termed “lethologica”, or more often a “tip of the tongue” state or syndrome, “You can’t talk to anybody, in any culture, in ...

It’s no shocker that while rehearsing, dancers might forget a step or two and need to be gently redirected. But in rehearsals for the production “Lethologica,” that forgetfulness had a certain irony.

If You Say "Thingamajig" Often, You Have Lethologica. Read Details While severe word-finding difficulties can be due to serious neurological issues, such as a stroke or dementia, drawing the ...

I wonder if there’s a word for forgetting why you entered a room. Or why the ice cream is in the vegetable drawer, melting all over the celery. I guess "Geezeritis" will have to do for now ...

Lethologica is derived from the Ancient Greek word lethe, “forgetfulness” and another Greek term, logikos, which means “of or relating to thought or reason” ...

Lethologica is widely known to afflict millions of seasoned seniors, men and women of unmatched erudition and eloquence, right at that time in life when it hurts most.

But lethologica does occasionally crop up in studies investigating what causes the thing itself. Often, researchers refer to it by a less academic moniker: tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon (or state ...

Termed “lethologica”, or more often a “tip of the tongue” state or syndrome, “You can’t talk to anybody, in any culture, in any language, in any age group, that doesn’t know what you ...