The forgetful professor

Modern science tells us that if you train your working memory, it increases fluid intelligence, which is what gives you the ability to reason and solve new problems. Adds memory aid expert Tony Buzan: "As you train your memory, you become simultaneously more creative on all levels and fascinatingly, less stressed. It's because you're not trying to remember in linear ways, which isn't how your mind works." This suggests that if you train your memory, your physical brain cells make more connections and you'd get better at ideation. But does that help explain "the forgetful professor?"