>I ahd exactly that problem. I understood everything but could not remember it. I spoke to a friend of a friend who is a neuro surgeon and he explained the reason why. The neural connections in the brain which act as the 'wires' to the storage (memory) break down without use, ie if you have been out of education for a long time. When you go back to learning for the first time after several years absence it takes several months for these connections to be re-made, ie to use the full capacity of your memory which has been ticking over only using a small fraction for 'x' number of years. Sure enough, after 3 or 4 months I started to remember the material much better and after 6 months, when I sat the exams the vast majority was there.<
Pilot Pete, What you say is absolutely true. However, what you and others may not be aware of is that accelerated learning techniques ("whole brain exercises") can speed this process up dramatically. It doesn't have to take 6 months!