believes this is because of a direct line of communication in our brain between the visual cortex, the amygdala, where emotions are encoded, and the hippocampus, where memory is stored. When something arouses our emotions, good or bad, the amygdala tells our eyes to pay closer attention, giving our hippocampus more to store. However, while emotional involvement heightens our confidence in our memories, it doesn’t necessarily enhance their objective accuracy.
