what determines what things we remember and what things we forget?
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(repost) Your brain in a network of interconnected neurons. The more often a particular cluster of neurons is activated the stronger the pathway. So when you are in love and you are constantly thinking about that person that repetition makes far stronger memories.
Neurons are able to achieve extra ordinary feats of interconnectedness and the more ways that a particular memory is interconnected – like if you see a crash and then hear someone else’s version of events and then look at a recording of the event – the more potential triggers you have for that memory cluster.
Many similar but distinctive memories – like brushing your teeth everyday – are so similar that they fail to trigger specific recall. Hence unique memories – like witnessing a car crash – stand out a lot more.
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