Why does a comforting touch stay with us for years, while other sensations quickly fade from our minds? A new paper offers a novel answer, proposing the first comprehensive neurobiological model of ...

Emotional experiences clearly affect memory. At the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy many people shared their memories of where they were when they heard the news that he had ...

Faul, L. & Kensinger , E.A. (accepted). Emotional memory. Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. Garcia, S.M. & Kensinger, E.A ...

Fear memories can form in the brain following exposure to threatening situations such as natural disasters, accidents, or violence. When these memories become excessive or distorted, they can lead to ...