How emotion enhances the feeling of remembering

@article{Sharot2004HowEE,
  title={How emotion enhances the feeling of remembering},
  author={Tali Sharot and Mauricio R. Delgado and Elizabeth A. Phelps},
  journal={Nature Neuroscience},
  year={2004},
  volume={7},
  pages={1376-1380}
}
Studies examining memories of arousing 'real-life' events show that emotion heightens the feeling of remembering, without necessarily enhancing the objective accuracy of the memories. We measured brain activity associated with the feeling of remembering emotional and neutral photos. Subjects indicated whether recognition was accompanied by a recollection of details about the study episode ('remember') or not ('know'). 'Remember' judgments were boosted for emotional photos, but accuracy did not… 
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