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Revealing Why We Remember with Charan Ranganath

Inquiring Minds

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Not Every Moment Should Be Memorable

The Wexel memory scale logical memory test is a valuable biomarker for memory, showing significant correlations. Moments of surprise trigger spikes in hippocampal activity, demonstrating the importance of key events in memory formation. The hippocampus plays a crucial role in memory processing, as evidenced by the P300 ERP response in epilepsy patients when surprised. Not every moment is meant to be remembered; selective memory is essential to determine what is truly memorable and worth retaining.

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