Emotion affects the formation of a memory because emotions are both physiologically and cognitively arousing. This arousal activates the amygdala and the hippocampus, both of which are involved in ...

A new study using direct recordings from human brains reveals how the amygdala and hippocampus coordinate to form and retrieve emotional memories.

Emotion enhances memory for contextual details, report researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.

A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience finds that people retain information better when they learn in a ...

Emotion affects the formation of a memory because emotions are both physiologically and cognitively arousing. This arousal activates the amygdala and the hippocampus, both of which are involved in ...

"The story [of] emotion-memory interactions is still unfolding," Florin Dolcos said. "We demonstrated the circumstances where you can prevent forgetting contextual details, which not only disrupts ...

Our recently published research uncovered intriguing connections between music, emotion and memory. Specifically, listening to music can change how you feel about what you remember — potentially ...

A man relaxing while listening to music. cherryandbees – stock.adobe.com. Another finding was that there was an increase in activity in the amygdala, the brain’s emotional center, and ...

Neurology professor Andrew E. Budson explained that there are certain strategies that people can use to ensure their memory ...

The areas of your brain responsible for emotion and memory also become active. The hippocampus, which is essential for storing and retrieving memories, works closely with the amygdala, ...

People with PTSD have a cerebellum about 2% smaller than unaffected adults, especially in areas that influence emotion and memory DURHAM, N.C. – Adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have ...