Summary:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>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.<\/em><\/p>\n Source:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Columbia University<\/em><\/p>\n Most people remember emotional events\u2014like their wedding day\u2014very clearly, but researchers are not sure how the human brain prioritizes emotional events in memory.<\/strong><\/p>\n In a study published on January 16, 2023 in\u00a0Nature Human Behaviour<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n Read the whole article by the original source, through the link below:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Why Do We Remember Emotional Events Better Than Non-emotional Ones?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n