Effect of Emotional Stimulation on Memory for Details

The relationship between emotion and memory has long become a hot topic in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Researchers have proposed many theoretical models for emotional memory research. At present, a large number of studies have shown that emotional stimulation can promote people's memories. Yet as for how emotion influences the memory of the details, the conclusions are not consistent and the research results are quite different. Some studies reported that emotion can enhance the memory for details; while others found the opposite and still others believe that although emotion enhances the memory for central details, it impairs memory for the peripheral details