Researchers from Merrimak College, writing boundaries in Behaveral neuroscience, have found that targeted memorization of information works much more efficiently than an emotional response.
During the study, participants showed words with different emotional colors, and some asked to remember, while others – to forget. After that, the participants tried to remember as many words as possible.
The experiment revealed that words that people specifically tried to remember were remembered best, even if they did not cause strong emotions.
“We found that what we deliberately decide to remember or forget has a much greater impact than the emotional coloring of the information. We control our memories more than it seems to us,” Kürdzel said.
According to experts, the basis of memory is conscious attention and motivation, emotions play a secondary role.
“Instructions ‘Remember this’ help the brain highlight information as important information and ‘mark’ it for storage in long-term memory,” Kurdzel says.
Meanwhile, previous scientists have found that daily moments of complete silence may be more beneficial than they seem. It turns out that just two hours of silence can initiate the growth of new brain cells and positively affect memory, concentration and emotional state.
Source: People Talk
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