We remember more from our teens and early twenties than from any other time of life

September 4, 2008

teenagers disco 150x150 We remember more from our teens and early twenties than from any other time of life

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Todays BPS Research Digest highlights research that shows we’re better at recollecting events that occurred during our teens and early twenties than during any other period in our lives – an anomaly that experts call the “reminiscence bump”.

One explanation for the bump, according to Steve Janssen and colleagues, is that our memories work more efficiently during our teens and early adulthood relative to other periods in our lives. Link to read more
Source: BPS Research Digest

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