Why Do We Remember Emotional Events Better Than Non-emotional Ones?

Summary: Researchers identified a mechanism within the brain that tags information with emotional association for enhanced memory. High-frequency brain waves in the amygdala and hippocampus are critical for enhancing emotional memories.

Source: Columbia University

Most people remember emotional events—like their wedding day—very clearly, but researchers are not sure how the human brain prioritizes emotional events in memory.

In a study published on January 16, 2023 in Nature Human Behaviour, Joshua Jacobs, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, and his team identified a specific neural mechanism in the human brain that tags information with emotional associations for enhanced memory.

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Why Do We Remember Emotional Events Better Than Non-emotional Ones?