Reminiscence Bump: The Decisive Decade That Hardwires Memory

Ask anyone over the age of fifty to recount the most vivid memories of their life, and a strange statistical anomaly emerges. They will rarely talk about their recent years or their early childhood. Instead, their minds will inevitably drift back to a highly specific window: the years between fifteen and twenty-five. This is the Reminiscence Bump, a neurological phenomenon where the brain hoards...