Emotional memory

Emotional memories are memories that are connected to strong emotions like happiness, sadness, or fear. They usually involve memories that have strong emotions attached like when something exciting or sad happened. Examples of emotional memories might be a surprise birthday party that made you feel happy, or a scary experience in the dark that you were scared of. Our brains are set up to remember emotional memories more than other memories, so that we can learn from them and help recognize and respond to similar situations in the future.