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  • Why Are Memories under Trauma Often Fragmented?
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    Why Are Memories under Trauma Often Fragmented?

    Trauma can shape not only what we remember, but also how we remember it. Unlike ordinary memories, which are usually stored as coherent narratives, traumatic memories often surface as fragmented, brief flashes of images, sounds, smells, or bodily sensations. Trauma Can Alter Brain Structure Sometimes, sudden flashes of fragmented memories can disrupt our ability to…

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  • The Unexpected Revival of Vinyl: Does Analog Come Back?
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    The Unexpected Revival of Vinyl: Does Analog Come Back?

    “Why don’t you just get a Spotify?” When digital streaming services launched and quickly dominated mainstream listening, vinyl and other physical formats were often seen as relics of the past: niche, collectible, and almost vintage. But the picture changed in the 2010s. Despite the stereotypical beliefs and the normalization of music streamed effortlessly through earbuds…

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  • What Do We Know about Herbal Medicine?
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    What Do We Know about Herbal Medicine?

    Did you know that the ancient Sumerians used poppy, henbane, and mandrake as remedies over 4,500 years ago? That might be among the earliest uses of herbal medicine in the document. The oldest written evidence of medicinal plant use is a clay tablet from Sumer, listing recipes for drugs from more than 250 plants, including some…

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  • Our Memories of Surprises are Better than the Expected
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    Our Memories of Surprises are Better than the Expected

    Most of our lives are recorded in “Standard Definition.” We remember the gist of our commute, the general flavor of our lunch, and the basic outline of our workday. To save energy, the brain operates as a prediction machine; it guesses what will happen next based on what happened yesterday. When those predictions are right,…

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  • The Way You Describe Something Can Surprisingly Shape the Memory
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    The Way You Describe Something Can Surprisingly Shape the Memory

    Did you know that our memory is more constructive than a perfect playback of a recording? Rather than remembering the past as neutral information, every time we recall an event, the brain reconstructs the story from bits and pieces. That is the nature of memory. But what if the memory is influenced, for example, by…

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