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consolidation hypothesis

consolidation hypothesis The consolidation hypothesis is the idea that emotion strengthens the later feeling of recollection because emotional experiences undergo a time-dependent memory-consolidation process that relies importantly on the hippocampus.

The consolidation hypothesis is the idea that emotion strengthens the later feeling of recollection because emotional experiences undergo a time-dependent memory-consolidation process that relies importantly on the hippocampus. In this view, the emotional advantage in recollective experience becomes more noticeable after a delay and is reduced when hippocampal function is impaired.