Futurity.org – Lost memories leave emotional afterglow
U. IOWA (US)—The feelings associated with an experience linger even after memories fade, according to a recent study of patients with amnesia.
University of Iowa researchers studied five neurological patients with damage to their hippocampus, a part of the brain that’s critical for transferring short-term memories into long-term storage. Damage to the hippocampus prevents new memories from being acquired. This same type of amnesia is an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
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