One of the most common frameworks in the emotions field proposes that affective experiences are best characterized by … See more

The neural mechanism underlying emotional memory enhancement involves the interaction between the amygdala and the hippocampus, as well as several other factors that prioritize the encoding of emotional e… See more

Many researchers use self-report measures of felt emotion as a manipulation check. This raises an interesting question and a possible methodological weakness: are people always accurate when they recall how they fe… See more

An interesting issue in the study of the emotion-memory relationship is whether our emotions are influenced by our behavioral reaction to them, and whether this reaction—in the form of expression or suppressio… See more

Emotionally arousing stimuli can lead to retrograde amnesia for preceding events and anterograde amnesia for subsequent events. This has been demonstrated in lab studies with lists of words or pictures, in which peop… See more

Memory recall tends to be congruent with one's current mood, with depressed people more likely to recall negative events from the past. In addition, depression is often associated with poor memory in general, as outlined … See more