Adventures in Memory Quotes

“Our memories peak during our formative years (teens and early twenties), a phenomenon called the reminiscence bump. During this period of our lives, many of our experiences are new and startling; there are so many firsts, and they stay with us for the rest of our lives.”
― Hilde Østby, Adventures in Memory: The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting

“Reliving a memory was more effective than experiencing something nice in reality.”
― Hilde Østby, Adventures in Memory: The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting

“One of the leading memory theories now is that the hippocampus assembles the elements that make up a memory like a director of a play. When we reach for a memory, the hippocampus finds all the elements and arranges them for us, filling in any missing details from what else we know of the world.”
― Hilde Østby, Adventures in Memory: The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting

“The hippocampus is finely tuned to notice and pick up events and experiences that stand out for being different. Their uniqueness is what creates a memory trace, a shiny pearl in the necklace.”
― Hilde Østby, Adventures in Memory: The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting