Every time I smell coffee I'm back in my ex-husband's kitchen from fifteen years ago and I can feel exactly how miserable I was but I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday.
More people experience this than they realize.
The nervous system preserves emotional imprints with ruthless precision while letting mundane details dissolve.
“Where Are You with Memory — how it works and fails?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.