Why Are We Better At Recalling More Emotional Events?

Posted by Anonymous on January 31, 2023

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January 30th, 2023

Some people remember everything, don't they? They can tell you everything you've said to them, everything they've seen, and, of course, all the times you've gotten a quiz question wrong! But most of us don't retain absolutely every single thing. Sure, we try to remember important stuff like birthdays and errands we have to run, but even with the best will in the world, people forget stuff.

But isn't it funny how we so easily recall big emotional events? Family gatherings, fights, breakups, things of that nature come back to us easily. We easily forget who we walk past on the street each morning, but if someone asks you to remember your last birthday you probably can. Why is that?

It's all down to the brain. Of course it is! In this article, we will look at how the brain processes emotions and memories, and why the two are very much linked. As we will see, an amazing study has shown there is interesting electrical activity in the brain when we have to remember something emotional. We also have some great advice on how you can use vision boards for remembering the important things.

Let's have a look at why we remember emotional events.