Emotions Are Kicking an Helping Memory Set in A

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There is a lot of good work on the roll of emotion and memory. But you now, there are also experimental studies that use mri just as like a measure. So ye her, they use the manipulation of emotion, like the cold pressor test. People who dunk their arm in an ice bucket are more likely to remember that list of words. And it turns out that that is mediated by a migdala activation. Like, emotions are kicking an helping that memory set in.

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