Later studies with magnetic resonance imaging machines showed that the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for memory and emotional reactions, didn't fire even when older people were shown disturbing images.
The details of that event are carved in my memory by an emotional chisel that has left permanent, deep-rutted scars.
Neuropsychology studies show that compulsive hoarders have deficits in executive functioning, attention, memory, organization and emotional regulation.
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Studies have shown that even in the face of tragedy, and despite the fact that a memory may be indelible, emotional balance for many victims can return to normal states within two years.
Prof Michael Kopelman said memory gaps could occur in "emotional" violent crimes involving family members.
The Memory Characteristics Questionnaire tests for sensory and emotional details of recollections and how people relive them in space and time.
The more emotional the response, the better its hardwired into memory.
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While self-help books on the brain tend to focus on improving memory or mood, "The Emotional Life of Your Brain, " written with science journalist Sharon Begley, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, makes the case that we can reprogram our brains to help shed negativity and lead a better and more productive life.
She mattered to the players so much that, following her death at age 68 in July, the whole team commissioned a painting in her memory and presented it to Bob in an emotional locker room ceremony celebrating a late-season victory.
Tully's firm is searching for a drug that would accomplish this by lowering the levels of memory-forming proteins in the brain centers involved in recalling emotional events.
Factors that may have influenced the single status of childhood cancer survivors included short stature, history of tumor recurrence, poor self-reported physical functioning, emotional distress, problems with task efficiency, problems with organization, and problems with memory, the study said.
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