Perceptions: With Age, Memories Carry Less Emotion


	Perceptions: With Age, Memories Carry Less Emotion

Silkweaver

1-1-2009 8:39 PM

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brain, emotions, memory, aging

Silkweaver says:

This is a very interesting result: It seems that emotional maturity, corresponds to one's ability to edit his own memories.

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1-3-2009 12:09 PM

Moliticon

The conclusion is indeed interesting. When will neuroscientists actually be shaping our perceptions based on theirs. Bias is the bane of all research after all.
p>0.05? Who sez?

1-5-2009 1:38 PM

haraya

Memory is selective as we try to establish our identities. I guess that goes for other things like research

1-5-2009 1:46 PM

abailart

Have they done research with women too?

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