Why is it that we as humans can sit for hours trying to recall important details from our memory, but our brains have no problems recalling embarrasing or humiliating things that happened decades ago like it happened 5 minutes ago?

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Why is it that we as humans can sit for hours trying to recall important details from our memory, but our brains have no problems recalling embarrasing or humiliating things that happened decades ago like it happened 5 minutes ago?

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I recommend the book Remember by Lisa Genova, if you are curious to learn more about memory. It’s an easy and interesting read. 

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