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This 4 page paper considers how 9-11 etched our memories so deeply and how that etching is illustrative of the fact that emotion makes for deeper and more vivid memories. Those memories, however, are not impervious to change over time. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Memory formation and retention is a critical component of a tremendous cross-section of human life. Memory formation, in fact,
is what allows us to learn to recognize those that are important to us and those that might be a threat. Memory formation is also a component in most
aspects of learning. Memories are often thought of as static objects, objects that dont change. Some think of memories as a photograph, for example, as an irrefutable permanent record
of what happened at a very specific time in a persons life. We often think of our memories as static objects, objects that can be viewed to irrefutably prove
what happened and the details surrounding it. Our most emotional memories are almost regarded as sacred in regard to their preservation of important points in time. The fact
is, however, that memories (memories based on emotion and memories based on the day to day details of our sometimes mundane existence) do change. Precisely how they change and
just what is left after that change has been a topic that has occupied psychiatrists and those from other disciplines as well.
Researchers Jennifer M. Talarico and David C. Rubin, working out of Duke University, research a phenomenon they coin "flashbulb memories" and report on their findings in "Confidence, Not Consistency, Characterizes
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