Emotional Memory Formation Process

An Emotional Memory Formation Process is a memory formation process that encodes experiences with emotional significance through enhanced consolidation mechanisms.

• AKA: Affective Memory Encoding, Emotion-Enhanced Memory Process, Emotional Consolidation Process.
• Context:
  • It can typically involve amygdala activation with hippocampal interaction.
  • It can typically enhance memory strength through emotional arousal.
  • It can typically prioritize emotionally salient information over neutral information.
  • It can typically create flashbulb memories for highly emotional events.
  • It can often modulate memory accuracy through mood congruence effects.
  • It can often influence memory retrieval through emotional state dependency.
  • It can often shape autobiographical memory through emotional significance.
  • It can range from being a Positive Emotional Memory Formation to being a Negative Emotional Memory Formation, depending on its emotional valence.
  • It can range from being a Mild Emotional Memory Formation to being an Intense Emotional Memory Formation, depending on its arousal level.
  • It can range from being a Immediate Memory Formation to being a Delayed Memory Formation, depending on its consolidation timing.
  • It can range from being a Explicit Emotional Memory to being an Implicit Emotional Memory, depending on its consciousness level.
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• Example(s):
  • Social Emotional Memory Formation, such as:
    • Conversation Memory Formation from meaningful dialogues.
    • Relationship Memory Formation from intimate moments.
    • Embarrassment Memory Formation from social mistakes.
  • Achievement Emotional Memory Formation, such as:
    • Success Memory Formation from accomplishments.
    • Failure Memory Formation from setbacks.
  • Trauma Emotional Memory Formation, such as:
    • Fear Memory Formation from threatening events.
    • Loss Memory Formation from bereavement.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Neutral Memory Formation, which lacks emotional component.
  • Procedural Memory Formation, which involves skill encoding.
  • Semantic Memory Formation, which encodes factual information.
• See: Memory Formation, Emotional State, Amygdala, Hippocampus, Memory Consolidation, Flashbulb Memory, Emotional Learning, Autobiographical Memory, Memory Enhancement, Memory Trigger, Emotional Intensity Level.

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