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Emotion helps the brain form lasting memories (Level A1) — a white brain on a black background

Emotion helps the brain form lasting memoriesCEFR A1

23 Dec 2025

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Adapted from U. Chicago, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

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  • Scientists studied how memory works in people.
  • They used brain scans called fMRI to watch activity.
  • Participants watched short movie clips and stories together.
  • Researchers asked if scenes had strong feelings for viewers.
  • They also measured pupil size during the scenes.
  • Strong feelings made the brain parts join together more.
  • When brain parts join, memory stays longer after.
  • The study was led by Jadyn Park at university.
  • It appears in Nature Human Behavior journal.
  • This work could help change traumatic memories for people.

Difficult words

  • memory — Ability to keep and remember information or events
  • brain scan — Picture of the inside of a person's brain
    brain scans
  • participant — Person who takes part in a study or experiment
    Participants
  • pupil — Black part in the center of the eye
  • traumatic — Very upsetting and causing strong bad feelings
  • measure — To find the size or amount of something
    measured

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Discussion questions

  • Have you ever had a strong memory from a movie scene?
  • Do strong feelings help you remember things?
  • Do you like to watch short movie clips?

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