Do we really have ‘core memories’ that shape our personality? The science says things are a little more complicated.
Even for highly salient events, we are likely to forget many of the details we thought important at the time.Core memories are sometimes portrayed as literal snapshots of the past, like pressing play on a camcorder and watching the event unfold.”. These are the highly vivid memories that form when learning about dramatic events for the first time .
In reality, every memory we have is prone to change, forgetting, and errors in minor details – even when it refers toThis capacity for error is because of the way memory works. When we encode a memory, we typically recall the broad gist of the event and some detail.. This means piecing back together the gist and the fragments of detail as best we can, and filling in the gaps for any detail we might have forgotten., introduce new emotion, and to reinterpret an event’s meaning.
Memory allows us a window to our former lives: rich with emotion and tied to identity. By reminiscing about our experiences with others, we also share parts of ourselves.
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