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Why trauma memories stick but useful information doesn't

I can perfectly recall traumatic memories from childhood but I cannot remember what I learned in yesterday's important meeting

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system prioritizes survival-relevant information over practical knowledge, revealing how emotion drives memory formation.

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