Not only can people intentionally forget disturbing memories, but they do so thanks to a pair of previously unreported neural processes, a new study finds.
SLIPPED MY MIND. Colored areas of brain scans show visual regions deactivated in early stages of memory suppression (top row), and emotion and memory structures disengaged later during intentional forgetting (bottom row).
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