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Memory is omnipresent. Memory is our ability to retain, retrieve, and used information from our past experiences that affect our present behavior. The steps of memorizing a past event are to encode then store. After encoding and storing, we recall these past experiences. One essential type of memory that helps us remember life events is the autobiographical memory. An essential subpart of the autobiographical memory is the emotional memory. Amygdala portion of the brain processes emotions from memories and memories of emotions. The amygdala processes the memories of emotional situations because it is active during an emotional situation. (LaBar & Cabeza, 2006; Phelps, 2004) According …show more content…
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