Psychology / Unit 6 Psych 0672 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Amygdala in Emotional Memory
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The idea
The amygdala strengthens the storage of emotionally arousing events.
In practice
Details of a frightening incident are retained more sharply than details of the hour before it.
Where people slip
Strengthened storage applies to the central details. Peripheral details are often worse, not better.
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